Periwinkle

Cats Whiskers

About Periwinkle and Cats Whiskers

Periwinkle

Cats Whiskers

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

South Africa

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Floodplains, Forest margins, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, Swamps, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

9-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-9

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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1.97 cm

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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2.96 cm

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61.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Pink, Rose

Yellow, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Arrowhead

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally

Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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15% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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8% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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4% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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19% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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13% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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57% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Cough, Diabetes, Gout, Kidney problems, Oedema, Rheumatism, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Can be made into a herbal tea, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Catharanthus roseus

BULBINE frutescens

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

Bulbine, Cat's Whiskers, Rankkopieva

7.2.1 In Hindi

Periwinkle

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7.2.2 In German

Immergrün

Katze Whiskers Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche

Moustaches usine de Cat

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bígaro

Bigotes Planta de gato

7.2.5 In Greek

μυρτιά

Μουστάκια γάτας Φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mirta

Bigodes Planta de Gato

7.2.7 In Polish

Barwinek

Kocie Wąsy rośliny

7.2.8 In Latin

Periwinkle

Cat Whiskers Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Mollusca

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Gastropoda

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Geraniales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Orthosiphon

8.7 Clade

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Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

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Ocimeae

8.9 Subfamily

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Nepetoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Periwinkle and Cats Whiskers

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

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Season and Care of Periwinkle and Cats Whiskers

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

Periwinkle and Cats Whiskers Physical Information

Periwinkle and Cats Whiskers physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas Cats Whiskers height is 30.50 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Periwinkle and Cats Whiskers are as follows:

Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Cats Whiskers flower color: Yellow and Orange
Cats Whiskers leaf color: Green

Care of Periwinkle and Cats Whiskers

Care of Periwinkle and Cats Whiskers include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Periwinkle pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Cats Whiskers pruning is done Remove deadheads. In summer Periwinkle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cats Whiskers needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.