Periwinkle

Sugar Apple

About Periwinkle and Sugar Apple

Periwinkle

Sugar Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

Caribbean, South America

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Pinks Mammoth, African Pride, Late Gold, Geffner, Hilary White

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Warm and moist climatic conditions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

10-13

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1.97 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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2.96 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (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

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light Green, Sea Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

oblong or narrow-lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

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

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container

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

Do Not over Water, Does not require regular watering

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

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 young trees into an open vase shape

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Anthracnose, Diplodia rot, Leaf spot

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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Fruit Bats

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

Oral Allergy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Promotes Healthy Hair, Promotes healthy skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

Diabetes, Diarrhea

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Bark, Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used to make hair tonic, Used to promote healthy blood flow during menstruation

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Catharanthus roseus

ANNONA squamosa

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

Sugar Apple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Periwinkle

सीताफल

7.2.2 In German

Immergrün

Zuckerapfel

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche

Sugar Apple

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bígaro

Manzana de azúcar

7.2.5 In Greek

μυρτιά

ζάχαρη της Apple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mirta

Pinha

7.2.7 In Polish

Barwinek

Cukier Jabłko

7.2.8 In Latin

Periwinkle

Sugar Apple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Mollusca

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Gastropoda

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Geraniales

Magnoliales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Annonaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Annona

8.7 Clade

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Angiosperms, Magnoliids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Abreae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Maloideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Periwinkle and Sugar Apple

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

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Season and Care of Periwinkle and Sugar Apple

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

Periwinkle and Sugar Apple Physical Information

Periwinkle and Sugar Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas Sugar Apple height is 460.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Periwinkle and Sugar Apple are as follows:

Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Sugar Apple flower color: Yellow green
Sugar Apple leaf color: Light Green

Care of Periwinkle and Sugar Apple

Care of Periwinkle and Sugar Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Periwinkle pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Sugar Apple pruning is done Prune young trees into an open vase shape. In summer Periwinkle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sugar Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.