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About Periwinkle and Korean Velvet Grass

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Grass
1.3 Origin
Madagascar
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
1.4 Types
Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color
Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
30
Rank: 67 (Overall)
7
Rank: 85 (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9
8-11
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, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
1.97 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
2.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
2.96 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Magenta, Pink, Rose
Green, Light Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Yellow green, Gold
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Gold, Tan
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval
Grass like
2.4 Thorns
15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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
Very Slow
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
Well drained
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Fall, Spring, Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Salt
Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Medium
weekly regular
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
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
Well drained
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial 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
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Canker, Crown rot, Pythium rot, Root rot
Army-worms, sod webworms
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Crickets
5.12 Allergy
Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting
Not Defined
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
None
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Chest pain, High blood pressure, Inflammation, Sore throat, Tooth ache, Wounds
Unknown
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a golf course turf
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Insignificant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Catharanthus roseus
ZOYSIA tenuifolia
7.2 Common Name
Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle
Korean Velvet Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
Periwinkle
कोरियाई मखमल घास
7.2.2 In German
Immergrün
Korean Samt Gras
7.2.3 In French
Pervenche
herbe de velours coréenne
7.2.4 In Spanish
Bígaro
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
7.2.5 In Greek
μυρτιά
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Mirta
grama de veludo coreano
7.2.7 In Polish
Barwinek
Not Available
7.2.8 In Latin
Periwinkle
Carl herba
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Mollusca
Angiosperms
8.3 Class
Gastropoda
Monocotyledonae
8.4 Order
Geraniales
Cyperales
8.5 Family
Apocynaceae
Poaceae
8.6 Genus
Catharanthus
Zoysia Willd
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Commelinids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Cynodonteae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Chloridoideae
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
8
Rank: 100 (Overall)
3
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Properties of Periwinkle and Korean Velvet Grass

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

Season and Care of Periwinkle and Korean Velvet Grass

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

Periwinkle and Korean Velvet Grass Physical Information

Periwinkle and Korean Velvet Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas Korean Velvet Grass height is 2.50 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Periwinkle and Korean Velvet Grass are as follows:

  • Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose

  • Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green

  • Korean Velvet Grass flower color: Green, Light Green

  • Korean Velvet Grass leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green

Care of Periwinkle and Korean Velvet Grass

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