Needle Palm

Periwinkle

About Needle Palm and Periwinkle

Needle Palm

Periwinkle

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1 What is

2.2 Life Span

Perennial

2.4 Type

Palm or Cycad

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

2.6 Origin

United States, Southeastern United States

Madagascar

2.8 Types

Not Available

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

2.9.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 67 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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2.15 Habitat

Cold Regions, Subtropical climates

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

2.16 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-10

4-9

2.17 AHS Heat Zone

12-6

12-1

2.18 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

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

2.19 Habit

Clump-Forming

3 Information

3.1 Plant Size

3.1.1 Minimum Height

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180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)▶

1.97 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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3.1.2 Minimum Width

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

2.96 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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3.2 Plant Color

3.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Lavender

Magenta, Pink, Rose

3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

3.2.3 Fruit Color

Dark Red, Brown, Sienna

Not Available

3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

3.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

3.3 Shape

3.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Oval

3.4 Thorns

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

4 Season

4.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

4.2 Growing Conditions

4.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Partial shade

4.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

Fast

4.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

4.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

4.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Fall, Spring, Summer

4.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

4.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought, Pollution, Salt

5 Care

5.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

5.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

5.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

5.4 Watering Plants

5.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs small amount of water

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

5.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

5.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

5.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

5.5 Soil

5.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

5.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

5.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

5.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Partial shade

5.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune ocassionally

5.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, can go long without fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

5.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

5.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Frost

Drought

6 Facts

6.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

6.2 Fruits

6.2.1 Showy Fruit

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.2.2 Edible Fruit

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.3 Fragrance

6.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Showy Foliage

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Showy Bark

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

6.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

6.8 Evergreen

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.9 Invasive

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

Sometimes

6.10 Self-Sowing

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.11 Attracts

Not Available, Rabbits, Small mammals

Butterflies

6.12 Allergy

drowsiness, Scratches

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

7 Benefits

7.1 Uses

7.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

bank hedging, Ornamental use

Beautification, Showy Purposes

7.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

7.1.3 Edible Uses

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

7.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Ethnobotanic

Air purification

7.2 Plant Benefits

7.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aging, Frostbite

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

7.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

7.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

7.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

7.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

7.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

8 Scientific Name

8.1 Botanical Name

RHAPIDOPHYLLUM hystrix

Catharanthus roseus

8.2 Common Name

Needle Palm, Porcupine plant

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

8.2.1 In Hindi

सुई ताड़

Periwinkle

8.2.2 In German

Nadel -Palme

Immergrün

8.2.3 In French

palmier aiguille

Pervenche

8.2.4 In Spanish

palmera aguja

Bígaro

8.2.5 In Greek

βελόνα φοίνικα

μυρτιά

8.2.6 In Portuguese

palmeira agulha

Mirta

8.2.7 In Polish

Igła palma

Barwinek

8.2.8 In Latin

acus palma

Periwinkle

9 Classification

9.1 Kingdom

Plantae

9.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Mollusca

9.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Gastropoda

9.4 Order

Arecales

Geraniales

9.5 Family

Arecaceae

Apocynaceae

9.6 Genus

Rhapidophyllum

Catharanthus

9.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

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9.8 Tribe

Corypheae

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9.9 Subfamily

Coryphoideae

Not Available

9.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Needle Palm and Periwinkle

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

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Season and Care of Needle Palm and Periwinkle

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

Needle Palm and Periwinkle Physical Information

Needle Palm and Periwinkle physical information is very important for comparison. Needle Palm height is 180.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm. The color specification of Needle Palm and Periwinkle are as follows:

Needle Palm flower color: White, Light Yellow and Lavender
Needle Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Needle Palm and Periwinkle

Care of Needle Palm and Periwinkle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Needle Palm pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Periwinkle pruning is done Prune ocassionally. In summer Needle Palm 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.