Periwinkle

Oswego Tea

About Periwinkle and Oswego Tea

Periwinkle

Oswego Tea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

30NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

meadows, Wet ground, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-1

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1.97 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

2.96 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

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

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

vvv

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Drought

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

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry

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

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

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

Digestive disorders, Fever, Gastritis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Can be made into a herbal tea

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

Cutflower, Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Catharanthus roseus

MONARDA didyma

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

Scarlet Beebalm, Red Bergamot

7.2.1 In Hindi

Periwinkle

Oswego चाय

7.2.2 In German

Immergrün

Oswego Tee

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche

Oswego thé

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bígaro

té Oswego

7.2.5 In Greek

μυρτιά

Oswego Τσάι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mirta

Tea Oswego

7.2.7 In Polish

Barwinek

Oswego herbaty

7.2.8 In Latin

Periwinkle

Oswega Tea

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Mollusca

Not Available

8.3 Class

Gastropoda

Not Available

8.4 Order

Geraniales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Lamiaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Monarda

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

86700

1 27800

Properties of Periwinkle and Oswego Tea

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

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Season and Care of Periwinkle and Oswego Tea

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

Periwinkle and Oswego Tea Physical Information

Periwinkle and Oswego Tea physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas Oswego Tea height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Periwinkle and Oswego Tea are as follows:

Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Oswego Tea flower color: Not Available
Oswego Tea leaf color: Not Available

Care of Periwinkle and Oswego Tea

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