Periwinkle

Saw Palmetto

About Periwinkle and Saw Palmetto

Periwinkle

Saw Palmetto

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

United States, Southeastern United States

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Coastal sand dunes, Dry areas, moist forests, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

8-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-8

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, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1.97 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

210.00 cm

Rank: 80 (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

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 57 (Overall)▶

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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

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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36% Palm 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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Wet Site, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

Drought Tolerant, occasional watering once established

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, 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

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

Birds

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Insignificant

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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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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20% Palm Garden Plants have 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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39% Palm 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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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have 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 Palm 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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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

gas, Heartburn, Nausea, Stomach pain, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Unknown

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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73% Palm 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

chest congestion, Cough, Digestion problems, Inflammation, Sedative, Thyroid problems, Urinary problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Paper pulp, Used in herbal medicines

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Catharanthus roseus

SERENOA repens

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

Saw Palmetto

7.2.1 In Hindi

Periwinkle

Serenoa

7.2.2 In German

Immergrün

Sägepalme

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche

Serenoa repens

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bígaro

Serenoa repens

7.2.5 In Greek

μυρτιά

Serenoa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mirta

Serenoa repens

7.2.7 In Polish

Barwinek

Serenoa

7.2.8 In Latin

Periwinkle

Serenoa

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Mollusca

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Gastropoda

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Geraniales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Serenoa Hook. f.

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Trifolieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Coryphoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Periwinkle and Saw Palmetto

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

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Season and Care of Periwinkle and Saw Palmetto

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

Periwinkle and Saw Palmetto Physical Information

Periwinkle and Saw Palmetto physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas Saw Palmetto height is 210.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Periwinkle and Saw Palmetto are as follows:

Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Saw Palmetto flower color: White
Saw Palmetto leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Periwinkle and Saw Palmetto

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