Eastern Gamagrass

Periwinkle

About Eastern Gamagrass and Periwinkle

Eastern Gamagrass

Periwinkle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean

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

marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-10

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 5

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

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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150.00 cm

Rank: 87 (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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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

2.96 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

Light Yellow, Orange Red

Magenta, Pink, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light brown, Light Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Olive

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Fall, Spring, Summer

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

Drought, Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season

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, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune ocassionally

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Borers, Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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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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

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

Insects

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants 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

No Medicinal Use

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants 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 Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TRIPSACUM dactyloides

Catharanthus roseus

7.2 Common Name

Eastern Gamagrass

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

7.2.1 In Hindi

पूर्वी Gamagrass

Periwinkle

7.2.2 In German

Eastern Gamagrass

Immergrün

7.2.3 In French

Gamagrass Orient

Pervenche

7.2.4 In Spanish

Maicillo del Este

Bígaro

7.2.5 In Greek

Ανατολική Gamagrass

μυρτιά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Gamagrass Oriental

Mirta

7.2.7 In Polish

Eastern Gamagrass

Barwinek

7.2.8 In Latin

Orientalium Gamagrass

Periwinkle

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Streptophyta

Mollusca

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Gastropoda

8.4 Order

Poales

Geraniales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Apocynaceae

8.6 Genus

Tripsacum

Catharanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

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8.8 Tribe

Andropogoneae

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8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Eastern Gamagrass and Periwinkle

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

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Season and Care of Eastern Gamagrass and Periwinkle

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

Eastern Gamagrass and Periwinkle Physical Information

Eastern Gamagrass and Periwinkle physical information is very important for comparison. Eastern Gamagrass height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm. The color specification of Eastern Gamagrass and Periwinkle are as follows:

Eastern Gamagrass flower color: Light Yellow and Orange Red
Eastern Gamagrass leaf color: Green and Olive
Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Eastern Gamagrass and Periwinkle

Care of Eastern Gamagrass and Periwinkle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Eastern Gamagrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Periwinkle pruning is done Prune ocassionally. In summer Eastern Gamagrass 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.