Periwinkle

Shooting Star

About Periwinkle and Shooting Star

Periwinkle

Shooting Star

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3017

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Floodplains, open Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-910-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-9

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, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1.97 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

2.96 cm180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Pink, Rose

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Red, Green, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Ovate elongated

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Winter

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

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

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

Average Water Needs

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

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally

Prune after flowering, 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

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

Runny nose, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Unknown

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Catharanthus roseus

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

7.2.1 In Hindi

Periwinkle

shooting star

7.2.2 In German

Immergrün

shooting star

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche

Dodecatheon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bígaro

Dodecatheon

7.2.5 In Greek

μυρτιά

shooting star

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mirta

Dodecatheon

7.2.7 In Polish

Barwinek

shooting star

7.2.8 In Latin

Periwinkle

shooting star

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Mollusca

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Gastropoda

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Geraniales

Primulales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Verbenaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Dodecatheon

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

817

1 27800

Properties of Periwinkle and Shooting Star

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

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Season and Care of Periwinkle and Shooting Star

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

Periwinkle and Shooting Star Physical Information

Periwinkle and Shooting Star physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Periwinkle and Shooting Star are as follows:

Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy

Care of Periwinkle and Shooting Star

Care of Periwinkle and Shooting Star include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Periwinkle pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Shooting Star pruning is done Prune after flowering, 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 Shooting Star needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.