Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Madagascar
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
301600
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-910-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-8
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, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
1.97 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.96 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Magenta, Pink, Rose
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Fall, Spring, Summer
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Salt
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Medium
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune ocassionally
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Canker, Crown rot, Pythium rot, Root rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Chest pain, High blood pressure, Inflammation, Sore throat, Tooth ache, Wounds
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Catharanthus roseus
PROTEA
Common Name
Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
Periwinkle
Protea plant
In German
Immergrün
Protea Pflanze
In French
Pervenche
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Bígaro
planta de protea
In Greek
μυρτιά
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Mirta
planta Protea
In Polish
Barwinek
Protea roślin
In Latin
Periwinkle
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Mollusca
Vascular plant
Class
Gastropoda
Magnoliopsida
Order
Geraniales
Proteales
Family
Apocynaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Catharanthus
Protea
Clade
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Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
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Proteae
Subfamily
-
Proteoideae
Number of Species
81600
1
27800
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