Christmas Star Orchid

Periwinkle

About Christmas Star Orchid and Periwinkle

Christmas Star Orchid

Periwinkle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Epiphyte

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

South America

Madagascar

1.4 Types

A. s. var. angustifolium,A. s. var. sesquipedale

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Not Available

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Rank: 67 (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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3.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Lowland

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

3.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

4-9

3.8 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-1

3.10 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

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

3.12 Habit

Clump-Forming

4 Information

4.1 Plant Size

4.2.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

1.97 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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5.10.1 Minimum Width

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35.60 cm

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2.96 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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8.11 Plant Color

8.11.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Fuchsia, Lavender

Magenta, Pink, Rose

8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier

Multi-Color

Not Available

8.11.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

8.12 Shape

8.12.1 Leaf Shape

Bi-lobed

Oval

8.13 Thorns

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13% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

9 Season

9.1 Plant Season

Fall, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

9.2 Growing Conditions

9.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial shade

9.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

9.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

9.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

9.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

9.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer

9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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16% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

9.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Pollution, Salt

10 Care

10.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

10.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

10.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

10.4 Watering Plants

10.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

10.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

10.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

10.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

10.5 Soil

10.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

10.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

10.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial shade

10.7 Pruning

Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove short branches, Remove short twigs, Remove wet foliage

Prune ocassionally

10.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Root rot, Slugs, Snails

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

10.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

11 Facts

11.1 Flowers

Showy

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98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

11.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

11.2 Fruits

11.2.1 Showy Fruit

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

11.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

11.3 Fragrance

11.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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71% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

11.4 Showy Foliage

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26% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

11.5 Showy Bark

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

11.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

11.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

11.8 Evergreen

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

11.9 Invasive

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

Sometimes

11.10 Self-Sowing

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

11.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Flying insects, Not Available, pollinators

Butterflies

11.12 Allergy

Not Available

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

12 Benefits

12.1 Uses

12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cut Flowers, Decorating walls, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beautification, Showy Purposes

12.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

12.1.3 Edible Uses

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20% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

12.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

12.2 Plant Benefits

12.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

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

12.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Whole plant

12.2.3 Other Uses

Cut Flowers, Decoration Purposes, Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

12.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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77% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

12.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

13 Scientific Name

13.1 Botanical Name

Angraecum sesquipedale

Catharanthus roseus

13.2 Common Name

Darwin's orchid, Christmas orchid, Star of Bethlehem orchid, and King of the Angraecums

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

13.2.1 In Hindi

क्रिसमस स्टार आर्किड

Periwinkle

13.2.2 In German

Weihnachtsstern Orchidee

Immergrün

13.2.3 In French

Noël orchidée étoiles

Pervenche

13.2.4 In Spanish

Orquídea estrella de Navidad

Bígaro

13.2.5 In Greek

Χριστούγεννα ορχιδέα αστέρων

μυρτιά

13.2.6 In Portuguese

Orquídea estrela do Natal

Mirta

13.2.7 In Polish

Gwiazda Betlejemska storczyków

Barwinek

13.2.8 In Latin

क्रिसमस स्टार आर्किड

Periwinkle

14 Classification

14.1 Kingdom

Plantae

14.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Mollusca

14.3 Class

Equisetopsida

Gastropoda

14.4 Order

Asparagales

Geraniales

14.5 Family

Orchidaceae

Apocynaceae

14.6 Genus

Angraecum

Catharanthus

14.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

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14.8 Tribe

Vandeae

Not Available

14.9 Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Not Available

14.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Christmas Star Orchid and Periwinkle

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

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Season and Care of Christmas Star Orchid and Periwinkle

Season and care of Christmas Star Orchid and Periwinkle is important to know. While considering everything about Christmas Star Orchid and Periwinkle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Christmas Star Orchid season is Fall and Winter and Periwinkle season is Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Christmas Star Orchid is Not Available and for Periwinkle is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for Christmas Star Orchid is Not Available and for Periwinkle is Neutral, Slightly Alkaline.

Christmas Star Orchid and Periwinkle Physical Information

Christmas Star Orchid and Periwinkle physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Star Orchid height is 30.50 cm and width 35.60 cm whereas Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm. The color specification of Christmas Star Orchid and Periwinkle are as follows:

Christmas Star Orchid flower color: White, Yellow, Fuchsia and Lavender
Christmas Star Orchid leaf color: Green and Light Green
Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Christmas Star Orchid and Periwinkle

Care of Christmas Star Orchid and Periwinkle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Christmas Star Orchid pruning is done Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove short branches, Remove short twigs and Remove wet foliage and Periwinkle pruning is done Prune ocassionally. In summer Christmas Star Orchid 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.