Periwinkle

Eastern Cottonwood

About Periwinkle and Eastern Cottonwood

Periwinkle

Eastern Cottonwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tree

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada, Mexico

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Plains Cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

bottomlands, Floodplain, Hardwood forests, Riverbanks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

3-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-1

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, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

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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3,050.00 cm

Rank: 4 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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2.96 cm

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2,130.00 cm

Rank: 5 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Pink, Rose

Red, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Toothed curved and flat petiole

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

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

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water more in summer

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Ample Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

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, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally

Remove dead branches, Remove hanging branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Borers, Caterpillars, Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

Hay fever, Headache, Runny nose, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Anodyne, Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Febrifuge

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Inner Bark, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Biomass for fuel, Used as firewood, Used As Food

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

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Catharanthus roseus

POPULUS deltoides

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Periwinkle

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.2 In German

Immergrün

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche

Cottonwood Orient

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bígaro

Cottonwood del Este

7.2.5 In Greek

μυρτιά

Ανατολική Cottonwood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mirta

Cottonwood Oriental

7.2.7 In Polish

Barwinek

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.8 In Latin

Periwinkle

Orientalium Poplar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Mollusca

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Gastropoda

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Geraniales

Salicales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Salicaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Populus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Salicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Periwinkle and Eastern Cottonwood

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

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Season and Care of Periwinkle and Eastern Cottonwood

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

Periwinkle and Eastern Cottonwood Physical Information

Periwinkle and Eastern Cottonwood physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas Eastern Cottonwood height is 3,050.00 cm and width 2,130.00 cm. The color specification of Periwinkle and Eastern Cottonwood are as follows:

Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Eastern Cottonwood flower color: Red and Green
Eastern Cottonwood leaf color: Green and Gray

Care of Periwinkle and Eastern Cottonwood

Care of Periwinkle and Eastern Cottonwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Periwinkle pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Eastern Cottonwood pruning is done Remove dead branches and Remove hanging branches. In summer Periwinkle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Eastern Cottonwood needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.