Periwinkle

Christmas Fern

About Periwinkle and Christmas Fern

Periwinkle

Christmas Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Fern

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

North America, Northeastern United States

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

3-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-1

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 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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45.70 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Pink, Rose

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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

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

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark 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 shade

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

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Drought, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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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None

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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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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97% Fern 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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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

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

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Catharanthus roseus

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

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7.2.1 In Hindi

Periwinkle

Christmas Fern

7.2.2 In German

Immergrün

Christmas Fern

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche

polystic faux-acrostic

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bígaro

Christmas Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

μυρτιά

Christmas Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mirta

Christmas Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Barwinek

Christmas Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Periwinkle

Christmas Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Mollusca

Filicinophyta

8.3 Class

Gastropoda

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Geraniales

Filicales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Polystichum

8.7 Clade

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Periwinkle and Christmas Fern

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

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Season and Care of Periwinkle and Christmas Fern

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

Periwinkle and Christmas Fern Physical Information

Periwinkle and Christmas Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Periwinkle and Christmas Fern are as follows:

Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Periwinkle and Christmas Fern

Care of Periwinkle and Christmas Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Periwinkle pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Christmas Fern 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 Christmas Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.