Daffodil

Periwinkle

About Daffodil and Periwinkle

Daffodil

Periwinkle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Southwest Europe

Madagascar

1.4 Types

Accent, Acropolls, Cassata,Dellbes, Flower parade, Hawera

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Open scrub, River side, Rocky areas, Scrubs, Woods

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 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

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

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1.25 cm

Rank: 100 (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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1.25 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

2.96 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory, Lemon yellow, Peach, White, Yellow, Yellow green

Magenta, Pink, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

All year

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Part sun

Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Spring, Spring

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Black Walnut Toxicity

Drought, Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

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, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Part sun

Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to control growth, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune ocassionally

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Basal rot, Crown rot, Fire, Leaf spot, Scorch, Viruses

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% Perennial Flowers 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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19% Perennial Flowers 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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40% Perennial Flowers 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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12% Perennial Flowers 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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14% Perennial Flowers 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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11% Perennial Flowers 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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53% Perennial Flowers 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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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% Perennial Flowers 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

Asthma, Rhinoconjunctivitis

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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63% Perennial Flowers 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

Asthma, Cold, Cough, Vomiting

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Perennial Flowers 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 Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Narcissus

Catharanthus roseus

7.2 Common Name

Daffodil

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

7.2.1 In Hindi

हलका पीला

Periwinkle

7.2.2 In German

Narzisse

Immergrün

7.2.3 In French

Jonquille

Pervenche

7.2.4 In Spanish

Narciso

Bígaro

7.2.5 In Greek

ασφόδελος

μυρτιά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Abrótea

Mirta

7.2.7 In Polish

żonkil

Barwinek

7.2.8 In Latin

Asphodelus

Periwinkle

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Mollusca

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Gastropoda

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Geraniales

8.5 Family

Amaryllidaceae

Apocynaceae

8.6 Genus

Narcissus

Catharanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

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8.8 Tribe

Narcisseae

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8.9 Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Daffodil and Periwinkle

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

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Season and Care of Daffodil and Periwinkle

Season and care of Daffodil and Periwinkle is important to know. While considering everything about Daffodil and Periwinkle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Daffodil season is All year and Periwinkle season is All year. The type of soil for Daffodil is Clay, Loamy, Sandy and for Periwinkle is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for Daffodil is Acidic and for Periwinkle is Neutral, Slightly Alkaline.

Daffodil and Periwinkle Physical Information

Daffodil and Periwinkle physical information is very important for comparison. Daffodil height is 1.25 cm and width 1.25 cm whereas Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm. The color specification of Daffodil and Periwinkle are as follows:

Daffodil flower color: Ivory, Lemon yellow, Peach, White, Yellow and Yellow green
Daffodil leaf color: Green
Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Daffodil and Periwinkle

Care of Daffodil and Periwinkle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Daffodil pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to control growth, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Periwinkle pruning is done Prune ocassionally. In summer Daffodil 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.