Madagascar Periwinkle

Water Clover

About Madagascar Periwinkle and Water Clover

Madagascar Periwinkle

Water Clover

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Madagascar

Australia

1.4 Types

not available

Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

subtropical regions, Tropical areas

Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-159-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.40 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Pink, Peach

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic and Ovate

Four wedge-shaped leaflets

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Needs very little 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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Organic Manure

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Clover Clot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Frogs

5.12 Allergy

Toxic if not prepared properly

Beriberi, Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

Fixes Nitrogen

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Astringent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowering Tips, Leaves, stalk

Seeds, Spores

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used like flour, Used to make dough

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CATHARANTHUS roseus

MARSILEA drummondii

7.2 Common Name

Cooler Apricot Vinca, Madagascar Periwinkle, Vinca

Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover

7.2.1 In Hindi

Vinca

Water Clover

7.2.2 In German

Rosafarbene Catharanthe

Wasser Klee

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche de Madagascar

Eau Clover

7.2.4 In Spanish

Catharanthus roseus

Agua trébol

7.2.5 In Greek

Catharanthus roseus

νερό Clover

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Catharanthus roseus

Clover água

7.2.7 In Polish

Katarantus różowy

Woda Clover

7.2.8 In Latin

Catharanthus roseus

Trifolium aqua

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Hydropteridales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Marsileaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Marsilea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Vicieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Rauvolfioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

8NA

1 27800

Properties of Madagascar Periwinkle and Water Clover

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

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Season and Care of Madagascar Periwinkle and Water Clover

Season and care of Madagascar Periwinkle and Water Clover is important to know. While considering everything about Madagascar Periwinkle and Water Clover Care, growing season is an essential factor. Madagascar Periwinkle season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Water Clover season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Madagascar Periwinkle is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Water Clover is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Madagascar Periwinkle is Neutral, Alkaline and for Water Clover is Acidic, Neutral.

Madagascar Periwinkle and Water Clover Physical Information

Madagascar Periwinkle and Water Clover physical information is very important for comparison. Madagascar Periwinkle height is 25.40 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Water Clover height is 10.20 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Madagascar Periwinkle and Water Clover are as follows:

Madagascar Periwinkle flower color: Red, Pink and Peach
Madagascar Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Water Clover flower color: Not Available
Water Clover leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Madagascar Periwinkle and Water Clover

Care of Madagascar Periwinkle and Water Clover include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Madagascar Periwinkle pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Water Clover pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Madagascar Periwinkle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Water Clover needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.