Bamboo

Madagascar Periwinkle

About Bamboo and Madagascar Periwinkle

Bamboo

Madagascar Periwinkle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

Hybrid origin, Madagascar

1.4 Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1500

Rank: 10 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

subtropical regions, Tropical areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9

9-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

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

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Red, Pink, Peach

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Elliptic and Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Pollution, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

Do not water excessively, Needs less watering, Needs small amount of water

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, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

aster yellow, Leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot, Slugs, Snails, Stem rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Pollution, Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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36% Grass Plants 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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5% Grass Plants 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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3% Grass Plants 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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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants 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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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants 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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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Toxic if not prepared properly

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Borders, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Hanging Basket, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Cancer, Diabetes, Hodgkin's lymphoma., Leukemia, Sore throat

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Flowering Tips, Leaves, stalk

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Traditional medicine, Use in Chinese herbology

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

CATHARANTHUS roseus

7.2 Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Cooler Apricot Vinca, Madagascar Periwinkle, Vinca

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bānsa

Vinca

7.2.2 In German

Bambus

Rosafarbene Catharanthe

7.2.3 In French

Bambou

Pervenche de Madagascar

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bambú

Catharanthus roseus

7.2.5 In Greek

μπαμπού

Catharanthus roseus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bambu

Catharanthus roseus

7.2.7 In Polish

Bambus

Katarantus różowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Bamboo

Catharanthus roseus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Apocynaceae

8.6 Genus

Acidosasa

Catharanthus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Bambuseae

Vicieae

8.9 Subfamily

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

Rauvolfioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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1400

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Bamboo and Madagascar Periwinkle

Wondering what are the properties of Bamboo and Madagascar Periwinkle? We provide you with everything About Bamboo and Madagascar Periwinkle. Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Madagascar Periwinkle doesn't have thorns. Also Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Bamboo has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning and Madagascar Periwinkle has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning. 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 Bamboo and Madagascar Periwinkle and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Madagascar Periwinkle

Season and care of Bamboo and Madagascar Periwinkle is important to know. While considering everything about Bamboo and Madagascar Periwinkle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bamboo season is Not Available and Madagascar Periwinkle season is Not Available. The type of soil for Bamboo is Loam and for Madagascar Periwinkle is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Madagascar Periwinkle is Neutral, Alkaline.

Bamboo and Madagascar Periwinkle Physical Information

Bamboo and Madagascar Periwinkle physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Madagascar Periwinkle height is 25.40 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Madagascar Periwinkle are as follows:

Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Madagascar Periwinkle flower color: Red, Pink and Peach
Madagascar Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Bamboo and Madagascar Periwinkle

Care of Bamboo and Madagascar Periwinkle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Madagascar Periwinkle pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Madagascar Periwinkle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.