Periwinkle

Chile Pepper

About Periwinkle and Chile Pepper

Periwinkle

Chile Pepper

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

Mexico, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Capsicum baccatum Capsicum chinense Capsicum eximium Capsicum frutescens Capsicum pubescens

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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6000

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

10-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1.97 cm

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61.00 cm

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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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45.70 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Pink, Rose

White, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red, Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Dark Green, Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green, Black

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Acuminate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

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

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

Water frequently while growing

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Beet armyworm, Damping-off, Flea Beetles, Fusarium wilt, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Insignificant

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

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Bog Garden, Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

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

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Catharanthus roseus

CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper

7.2.1 In Hindi

Periwinkle

Chile Pepper

7.2.2 In German

Immergrün

Chile-Pfeffer

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche

Chili Pepper

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bígaro

La pimienta de Chile

7.2.5 In Greek

μυρτιά

Χιλή πιπέρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mirta

pimenta do Chile

7.2.7 In Polish

Barwinek

Chile Pepper

7.2.8 In Latin

Periwinkle

Chile Pepper

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Mollusca

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Gastropoda

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Geraniales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Capsicum

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Periwinkle and Chile Pepper

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

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Season and Care of Periwinkle and Chile Pepper

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

Periwinkle and Chile Pepper Physical Information

Periwinkle and Chile Pepper physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas Chile Pepper height is 61.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Periwinkle and Chile Pepper are as follows:

Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Chile Pepper flower color: White and Ivory
Chile Pepper leaf color: Dark Green and Green

Care of Periwinkle and Chile Pepper

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