Periwinkle

Molinia Caerulea

About Periwinkle and Molinia Caerulea

Periwinkle

Molinia Caerulea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Grass

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

Asia, Europe, North Africa

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

4-8

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, 14, 15, 16, 17

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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120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (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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30.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Pink, Rose

Dark Purple

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

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

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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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

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, 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

Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

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

Clay, 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

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No need to fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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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36% Grass Plants 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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5% Grass Plants 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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3% Grass Plants 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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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants 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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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants 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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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

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5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

Container, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Catharanthus roseus

Molinia caerulea

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

purple moor-grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Periwinkle

बैंगनी दलदल घास

7.2.2 In German

Immergrün

Pfeifengras

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche

pourpre lande-grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bígaro

púrpura amarra-hierba

7.2.5 In Greek

μυρτιά

μωβ Moor-γρασίδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mirta

purple moor-grass

7.2.7 In Polish

Barwinek

fioletowy Moor-trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Periwinkle

Maurus herba-purpura,

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Mollusca

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Gastropoda

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Geraniales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Molinia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Periwinkle and Molinia Caerulea

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

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Season and Care of Periwinkle and Molinia Caerulea

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

Periwinkle and Molinia Caerulea Physical Information

Periwinkle and Molinia Caerulea physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas Molinia Caerulea height is 120.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Periwinkle and Molinia Caerulea are as follows:

Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Molinia Caerulea flower color: Dark Purple
Molinia Caerulea leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Periwinkle and Molinia Caerulea

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