1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color
Bar Harbour, Andorra Compacta, Blue Forest, Blue Chip, Douglasii, Blue Rug, Glauca, Gold Carpet, Icee Blue, Gold Carpet, J.J. Hughes, Marcellus
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Fields, Pastures, Upland soils
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
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
Mat-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1.97 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.96 cm120.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Magenta, Pink, Rose
Pink, White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Gray, Purple
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Purple, Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval
Scale-like imbricate
2.4 Thorns
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, Full Shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Fall, Spring, Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Salt
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Medium
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
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
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Canker, Crown rot, Pythium rot, Root rot
Tip blight, Twig blight
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife
5.12 Allergy
Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Chest pain, High blood pressure, Inflammation, Sore throat, Tooth ache, Wounds
Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Incense
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Catharanthus roseus
JUNIPERUS horizontalis
7.2 Common Name
Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle
Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper
7.2.1 In Hindi
Periwinkle
Creeping Juniper
7.2.2 In German
Immergrün
Kriech-Wacholder
7.2.3 In French
Pervenche
Genévrier rampant
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Barwinek
Jałowiec płożący
7.2.8 In Latin
Periwinkle
Creeping Juniper
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species