African Oil Palm

Periwinkle

About African Oil Palm and Periwinkle

African Oil Palm

Periwinkle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

Madagascar

1.4 Types

Not Available

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 67 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Forest edges

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not available

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

1.97 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

2.96 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

Magenta, Pink, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Orange

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune ocassionally

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Botrytis Blight, Canker, Crown rot, Pythium rot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

Chest pain, High blood pressure, Inflammation, Sore throat, Tooth ache, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ELAEIS guineensis

Catharanthus roseus

7.2 Common Name

African Oil Palm

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

7.2.1 In Hindi

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

Periwinkle

7.2.2 In German

African Oil Palm

Immergrün

7.2.3 In French

L'huile de palme africaine

Pervenche

7.2.4 In Spanish

Aceite de Palma Africana

Bígaro

7.2.5 In Greek

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

μυρτιά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Óleo de palma Africano

Mirta

7.2.7 In Polish

Afrykański Olej palmowy

Barwinek

7.2.8 In Latin

African Oil Palm

Periwinkle

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Mollusca

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Gastropoda

8.4 Order

Arecales

Geraniales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Apocynaceae

8.6 Genus

Elaeis

Catharanthus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Cocoeae

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8.9 Subfamily

Arecoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of African Oil Palm and Periwinkle

Wondering what are the properties of African Oil Palm and Periwinkle? We provide you with everything About African Oil Palm and Periwinkle. African Oil Palm has thorns and Periwinkle doesn't have thorns. Also African Oil Palm does not have fragrant flowers. African Oil Palm has allergic reactions like Asthma and Periwinkle has allergic reactions like Asthma. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of African Oil Palm and Periwinkle and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of African Oil Palm and Periwinkle

Season and care of African Oil Palm and Periwinkle is important to know. While considering everything about African Oil Palm and Periwinkle Care, growing season is an essential factor. African Oil Palm season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Periwinkle season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for African Oil Palm is Loam, Sand and for Periwinkle is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for African Oil Palm is Acidic, Neutral and for Periwinkle is Neutral, Slightly Alkaline.

African Oil Palm and Periwinkle Physical Information

African Oil Palm and Periwinkle physical information is very important for comparison. African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm. The color specification of African Oil Palm and Periwinkle are as follows:

African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green

Care of African Oil Palm and Periwinkle

Care of African Oil Palm and Periwinkle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. African Oil Palm pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Periwinkle pruning is done Prune ocassionally. In summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Periwinkle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.