Madagascar Periwinkle

Wood Apple

About Madagascar Periwinkle and Wood Apple

Madagascar Periwinkle

Wood Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Fruits, Trees

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Madagascar

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

1.4 Types

not available

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

subtropical regions, Tropical areas

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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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

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1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

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2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (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)▶

900.00 cm

Rank: 24 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Pink, Peach

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic and Ovate

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Autumn

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Rich

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Do not water excessively

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

Rich

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

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4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Toxic if not prepared properly

Gastric

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.

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowering Tips, Leaves, stalk

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Edible, Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CATHARANTHUS roseus

Limonia acidissima

7.2 Common Name

Cooler Apricot Vinca, Madagascar Periwinkle, Vinca

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

Vinca

कबिट

7.2.2 In German

Rosafarbene Catharanthe

Indischer Holzapfel

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche de Madagascar

Kawista

7.2.4 In Spanish

Catharanthus roseus

Kawista

7.2.5 In Greek

Catharanthus roseus

γλυκό ασβέστη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Catharanthus roseus

Limonia

7.2.7 In Polish

Katarantus różowy

Feronia słoniowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Catharanthus roseus

dulcis ad cinerem

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Limonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Vicieae

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Rauvolfioideae

Aurantioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Madagascar Periwinkle and Wood Apple

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

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Season and Care of Madagascar Periwinkle and Wood Apple

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

Madagascar Periwinkle and Wood Apple Physical Information

Madagascar Periwinkle and Wood Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Madagascar Periwinkle height is 25.40 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Madagascar Periwinkle and Wood Apple are as follows:

Madagascar Periwinkle flower color: Red, Pink and Peach
Madagascar Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Madagascar Periwinkle and Wood Apple

Care of Madagascar Periwinkle and Wood Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Madagascar Periwinkle pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Madagascar Periwinkle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.