Periwinkle

Rain Lily

About Periwinkle and Rain Lily

Periwinkle

Rain Lily

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Madagascar

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States

Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

it is a type of lily

Number of Varieties

3070

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Bluffs, bottomlands, ditches, limestone outcrops, meadows, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-96-10

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1.97 cm20.30 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

2.96 cm25.40 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Magenta, Pink, Rose

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Tan, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Long linear and narrow

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Divison, From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune ocassionally

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Insects, Rodent, Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

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

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Catharanthus roseus

ZEPHYRANTHES atamasco

Common Name

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

Atamasco Lily, Rain Lily

In Hindi

Periwinkle

वर्षा लिली

In German

Immergrün

regen-Lilie

In French

Pervenche

pluie Lily

In Spanish

Bígaro

lirio de la lluvia

In Greek

μυρτιά

βροχή Lily

In Portuguese

Mirta

Lily chuva

In Polish

Barwinek

deszcz Lily

In Latin

Periwinkle

Pluvia lilium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Mollusca

Magnoliophyta

Class

Gastropoda

Liliopsida

Order

Geraniales

Liliales

Family

Apocynaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Catharanthus

Zephyranthes

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Hippeastreae

Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

870

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Periwinkle and Rain Lily

Wondering what are the properties of Periwinkle and Rain Lily? We provide you with everything About Periwinkle and Rain Lily. Periwinkle doesn't have thorns and Rain Lily doesn't have thorns. Also Periwinkle does not have fragrant flowers. Periwinkle has allergic reactions like Intestinal gas, Nausea and Vomiting and Rain Lily 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 Rain Lily 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 Elderberry

» More Compare Most Useful Shrub Plants

Season and Care of Periwinkle and Rain Lily

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

Periwinkle and Rain Lily Physical Information

Periwinkle and Rain Lily physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas Rain Lily height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Periwinkle and Rain Lily are as follows:

Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Rain Lily flower color: White
Rain Lily leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Periwinkle and Rain Lily

Care of Periwinkle and Rain Lily include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Periwinkle pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Rain Lily pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead branches. In summer Periwinkle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Rain Lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.