1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Perennial
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.6 Habitat
All sorts of environments
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
1.7 USDA Hardiness Zone
3.5 AHS Heat Zone
3.7 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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
3.8 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
4 Information
4.1 Plant Size
4.2.1 Minimum Height
250.00 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
8.10.1 Minimum Width
200.00 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.11 Plant Color
8.11.1 Flower Color
Lavender, Light Purple, Pink, Purple, White
Pink, Magenta, Rose
8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.11.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Not Available
8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Yellow green, Orange Red
Dark Green
8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
8.12 Shape
8.12.1 Leaf Shape
8.13 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Indeterminate
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought, Salt
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
10.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep ground moist, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
10.5.2 Soil Type
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
10.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
10.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally
10.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10.9 Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Black Spot, Caterpillars, Downy mildew, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, Rust, Scale insects, Thripes
Botrytis Blight, Canker, Crown rot, Pythium rot, Root rot
10.10 Plant Tolerance
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Butterflies
11.12 Allergy
Rash
Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Chest pain, High blood pressure, Inflammation, Sore throat, Tooth ache, Wounds
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
12.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
Rosa blanda
CATHARANTHUS roseus
13.2 Common Name
smooth rose, prairie rose, wild rose, meadow rose
Madagascar Periwinkle, Periwinkle, Vinca
13.2.1 In Hindi
13.2.2 In German
13.2.3 In French
13.2.4 In Spanish
13.2.5 In Greek
13.2.6 In Portuguese
13.2.7 In Polish
13.2.8 In Latin
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
14.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
14.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
14.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
14.10 Number of Species