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Madagascar Periwinkle
Madagascar Periwinkle




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About Madagascar Periwinkle

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

Madagascar

Types

-

Number of Varieties

50
Rank: 73 (Overall)
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Habitat

subtropical regions, Tropical areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Minimum Width

15.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Pink, Peach

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic and Ovate

Thorns

15% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

44% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

32% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

8% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

13% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

49% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Toxic if not prepared properly

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

Sometimes

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowering Tips, Leaves, stalk

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CATHARANTHUS roseus

Common Name

Cooler Apricot Vinca, Madagascar Periwinkle, Vinca

In Hindi

Vinca

In German

Rosafarbene Catharanthe

In French

Pervenche de Madagascar

In Spanish

Catharanthus roseus

In Greek

Catharanthus roseus

In Portuguese

Catharanthus roseus

In Polish

Katarantus różowy

In Latin

Catharanthus roseus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Apocynaceae

Genus

Catharanthus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Vicieae

Subfamily

Rauvolfioideae

Number of Species

8
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Madagascar Periwinkle

Want to know the properties of Madagascar Periwinkle? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Madagascar Periwinkle is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Madagascar Periwinkle Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Madagascar Periwinkle Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Madagascar Periwinkle. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Madagascar Periwinkle physical information is as follows: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

Care of Madagascar Periwinkle

Taking Madagascar Periwinkle Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Madagascar Periwinkle include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of Madagascar Periwinkle

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Madagascar Periwinkle is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a plant. Madagascar Periwinkle is a very important plant from Most Useful Shrub Plants. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.