Painted Fingernails

Vinca

About Painted Fingernails and Vinca

Painted Fingernails

Vinca

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

Brazil

Madagascar

Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Number of Varieties

230

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Habitat

Rainforest

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-159-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm30.00 cm

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Minimum Width

40.60 cm60.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender, Blue Violet

Pink, Magenta, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

Keep ground moist, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune ocassionally

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Scale insects

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Whole plant

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Neoregelia spectabilis

CATHARANTHUS roseus

Common Name

Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails

Madagascar Periwinkle, Periwinkle, Vinca

In Hindi

painted fingernail

Vinca

In German

painted fingernail

Vinca

In French

Neoregelia spectabilis

Vinca

In Spanish

painted fingernail

Vinca

In Greek

painted fingernail

Vinca

In Portuguese

Painted fingernails

Vinca

In Polish

painted fingernail

Vinca

In Latin

Neoregelia spectabilis

Galium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Embryophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Bromeliales

Gentianales

Family

Bromeliaceae

Apocynaceae

Genus

Neoregelia

Catharanthus

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Bromelioideae

Number of Species

-51

1 27800

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Properties of Painted Fingernails and Vinca

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

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Season and Care of Painted Fingernails and Vinca

Season and care of Painted Fingernails and Vinca is important to know. While considering everything about Painted Fingernails and Vinca Care, growing season is an essential factor. Painted Fingernails season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Vinca season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Painted Fingernails is Sand and for Vinca is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Painted Fingernails is and for Vinca is Neutral, Alkaline.

Painted Fingernails and Vinca Physical Information

Painted Fingernails and Vinca physical information is very important for comparison. Painted Fingernails height is 15.20 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Vinca height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Painted Fingernails and Vinca are as follows:

Painted Fingernails flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Painted Fingernails leaf color: Red, Olive and Yellow green
Vinca flower color: Pink, Magenta and Rose
Vinca leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Painted Fingernails and Vinca

Care of Painted Fingernails and Vinca include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Painted Fingernails pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Vinca pruning is done Prune ocassionally. In summer Painted Fingernails needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Vinca needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.