Periwinkle

Carrotwood Tree

About Periwinkle and Carrotwood Tree

Periwinkle

Carrotwood Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tree

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

Australia

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

30NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Littoral rainforest, Near Estuaries

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-99-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-8

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

H1, H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1.97 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

2.96 cm910.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Pink, Rose

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Orange, Light Yellow, Orange Red, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Frost, Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

Reduce water once established, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Borers

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Frost, Pollution, Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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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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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Tree trunks

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as firewood, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Catharanthus roseus

CUPANIOPSIS anacardioides

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

Tuckeroo, Green leaved tamarind

7.2.1 In Hindi

Periwinkle

Carrotwood ट्री

7.2.2 In German

Immergrün

Carrotwood Baum

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche

Carrotwood Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bígaro

Árbol carrotwood

7.2.5 In Greek

μυρτιά

Carrotwood Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mirta

Árvore Carrotwood

7.2.7 In Polish

Barwinek

Carrotwood Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Periwinkle

Carrotwood ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Mollusca

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Gastropoda

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Geraniales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Sapindaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Cupaniopsis

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Sapindoideae

8.10 Number of Species

8NA

1 27800

Properties of Periwinkle and Carrotwood Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Periwinkle and Carrotwood Tree? We provide you with everything About Periwinkle and Carrotwood Tree. Periwinkle doesn't have thorns and Carrotwood Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Periwinkle does not have fragrant flowers. Periwinkle has allergic reactions like Intestinal gas, Nausea and Vomiting and Carrotwood Tree has allergic reactions like Intestinal gas, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Periwinkle and Carrotwood Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Periwinkle and Carrotwood Tree

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

Periwinkle and Carrotwood Tree Physical Information

Periwinkle and Carrotwood Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas Carrotwood Tree height is 610.00 cm and width 910.00 cm. The color specification of Periwinkle and Carrotwood Tree are as follows:

Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Carrotwood Tree flower color: White
Carrotwood Tree leaf color: Green, Light Green and Yellow green

Care of Periwinkle and Carrotwood Tree

Care of Periwinkle and Carrotwood Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Periwinkle pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Carrotwood Tree pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Periwinkle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Carrotwood Tree needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering.