Periwinkle

Lebombo Cycad

About Periwinkle and Lebombo Cycad

Periwinkle

Lebombo Cycad

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

South Africa

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 67 (Overall)▶

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Upland savannas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

9-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-8

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, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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1.97 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 72 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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2.96 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 57 (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

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow, Orange, Orange Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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36% Palm 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

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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Light Frost

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

Needs less watering

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, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Partial Sun

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

Cycad weevils, Root Pathogen

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Light Frost

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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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Palm 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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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Bark, Pine

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Traditional medicine

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Catharanthus roseus

Encephalartos lebomboensis

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

Lebombo Cycad

7.2.1 In Hindi

Periwinkle

Lebombo Cycad

7.2.2 In German

Immergrün

Lebombo Palmfarn

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche

Lebombo Cycad

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bígaro

Lebombo cícadas

7.2.5 In Greek

μυρτιά

Lebombo Cycad

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mirta

Lebombo Cycad

7.2.7 In Polish

Barwinek

Lebombo Cycad

7.2.8 In Latin

Periwinkle

Lebombo Cycad

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Mollusca

Cycadophyta

8.3 Class

Gastropoda

Cycadopsida

8.4 Order

Geraniales

Cycadales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Cycadaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Encephalartos

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Periwinkle and Lebombo Cycad

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

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Season and Care of Periwinkle and Lebombo Cycad

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

Periwinkle and Lebombo Cycad Physical Information

Periwinkle and Lebombo Cycad physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas Lebombo Cycad height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Periwinkle and Lebombo Cycad are as follows:

Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Lebombo Cycad flower color: Not Available
Lebombo Cycad leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Periwinkle and Lebombo Cycad

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