Periwinkle

Nobile Dendrobium

About Periwinkle and Nobile Dendrobium

Periwinkle

Nobile Dendrobium

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Epiphyte

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1000

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Deciduous forests, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

11-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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1.97 cm

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25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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2.96 cm

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15.20 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Pink, Rose

White, Purple, Pink, Burgundy, Dark Red, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Multi-Color

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Lance shaped

2.4 Thorns

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13% Epiphyte 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, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Not Available

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

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Cold climate, Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Cuttings, From bulbs, Rhizome division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally

Cut leaves after fall, Prune in flowering season

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Fertilize in early to mid-summer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red spider mite, Watery soft rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has 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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71% Epiphyte 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 Epiphyte 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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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has 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 Epiphyte 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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26% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

convulsions, Dermatitis, Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Glowing Skin, Perfumes, Provides herbal hair care, Skin cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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20% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Analgesic, Antipyretic, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Eye Problems, Gallbladder Diseases, Liver Protection

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

For making oil for cosmetics, Use in Chinese herbology, 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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77% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Catharanthus roseus

DENDROBIUM nobile

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

Dendrobium, Noble Dendrobium, Sentinel Orchid

7.2.1 In Hindi

Periwinkle

Noble Dendrobium

7.2.2 In German

Immergrün

Noble Dendrobium

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche

Dendrobium nobile

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bígaro

Dendrobium nobile

7.2.5 In Greek

μυρτιά

Dendrobium nobile

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mirta

Nobile Dendrobium

7.2.7 In Polish

Barwinek

Dendrobium szlachetne

7.2.8 In Latin

Periwinkle

Nobile Dendrobium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Mollusca

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Gastropoda

Equisetopsida

8.4 Order

Geraniales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Orchidaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Dendrobium

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Dendrobieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Epidendroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Periwinkle and Nobile Dendrobium

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

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Season and Care of Periwinkle and Nobile Dendrobium

Season and care of Periwinkle and Nobile Dendrobium is important to know. While considering everything about Periwinkle and Nobile Dendrobium Care, growing season is an essential factor. Periwinkle season is Fall, Spring, Summer and Winter and Nobile Dendrobium season is Fall, Spring, Summer and Winter. The type of soil for Periwinkle is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained and for Nobile Dendrobium is Not Available while the PH of soil for Periwinkle is Neutral, Slightly Alkaline and for Nobile Dendrobium is Acidic, Neutral.

Periwinkle and Nobile Dendrobium Physical Information

Periwinkle and Nobile Dendrobium physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas Nobile Dendrobium height is 25.40 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Periwinkle and Nobile Dendrobium are as follows:

Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Nobile Dendrobium flower color: White, Purple, Pink, Burgundy, Dark Red and Ivory
Nobile Dendrobium leaf color: Green

Care of Periwinkle and Nobile Dendrobium

Care of Periwinkle and Nobile Dendrobium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Periwinkle pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Nobile Dendrobium pruning is done Cut leaves after fall and Prune in flowering season. In summer Periwinkle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Nobile Dendrobium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.