Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Shrub
Origin
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Canada
Texas, Mexico
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
2-
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest margins, Thickets
Semi desert, shade of desert, Shaded sites
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-710-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-9
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
370.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
430.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
-
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Dry Conditions
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings, Transplanting
Cuttings, Divison, Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist
Keep the Soil well drained, occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Cane Spot, fungus, Powdery mildew, Viruses
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
-
Dry Conditions
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Borders, Slopes hedging
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Making cosmetics, Moisturizing
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for birds, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Fever
Eczema
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
wax
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break
Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Sambucus racemosa
EUPHORBIA antisyphilitica
Common Name
Red Elderberry, Red-berried Elderberry
wax plant
In Hindi
Red Elderberry
Candelilla
In German
Rote Holunder
candelilla
In French
Red sureau
candelilla
In Spanish
La baya del saúco roja
candelilla
In Greek
κόκκινο Elderberry
candelilla
In Portuguese
Red Elderberry
candelilla
In Polish
Red Elderberry
candelilla
In Latin
pubens
candelilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Euphorbiales
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Sambucus
Euphorbia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
7-
1
27800
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