Periwinkle

Pineapple

About Periwinkle and Pineapple

Periwinkle

Pineapple

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

South America

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Aussie Smooth, Aus Jubilee, Aussie Gold

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

Rank: 67 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

11-15

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

H1, H2, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

1.97 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

152.40 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

2.96 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

121.92 cm

Rank: 76 (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Pink, Rose

Purple, Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Dark Green, Orange, Red, Yellow green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light Pink, White

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green, Olive

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green, Olive

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green, Olive

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Early Summer, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Moist, Sandy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Early Winter, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

Average Water Needs, Needs less watering, Requires consistently moist soil, Water occasionally

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally

No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

EDTA iron, Magnesium, Nitrogen

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

✔ ✘

98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

80% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

✔ ✘

1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Beetles, Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

Dermititis, Itchiness

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Acne, For treating wrinkles, Good for skin, Improve skin tone, Skin irritation, Skin Problems, Stops hair loss

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All Fruits 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

Aging, Asthma, Atherosclerosis, Cancer, Digestion problems, Fertility, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Immunity, Indigestion, Inflammation, Itching, Skin irritation, Swelling

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Cosmetics, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

Container, Cutflower, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Catharanthus roseus

ANANAS

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

Pineapple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Periwinkle

अनानास

7.2.2 In German

Immergrün

Ananas

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche

Ananas

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bígaro

Piña

7.2.5 In Greek

μυρτιά

Ανανάς

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mirta

Abacaxi

7.2.7 In Polish

Barwinek

Ananas

7.2.8 In Latin

Periwinkle

Pineapple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Mollusca

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Gastropoda

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Geraniales

Bromeliales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Bromeliaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Ananas

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Bromelioideae

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Periwinkle and Pineapple

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

Compare Most Useful Shrub Plants » More

Periwinkle and Lilacs

Periwinkle and Butterfly Bush

Periwinkle and Chicory

» More

More Compare Most Useful Shrub Plants

Season and Care of Periwinkle and Pineapple

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

Periwinkle and Pineapple Physical Information

Periwinkle and Pineapple physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas Pineapple height is 152.40 cm and width 121.92 cm. The color specification of Periwinkle and Pineapple are as follows:

Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Pineapple flower color: Purple and Red
Pineapple leaf color: Green, Light Pink and White

Care of Periwinkle and Pineapple

Care of Periwinkle and Pineapple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Periwinkle pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Pineapple pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Periwinkle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pineapple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.