Periwinkle

Wedding Cake Tree

About Periwinkle and Wedding Cake Tree

Periwinkle

Wedding Cake Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tree

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

5-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-1

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

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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)▶

1,070.00 cm

Rank: 38 (Overall)▶

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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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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Pink, Rose

White, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Burgundy, Dark Blue, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Light Yellow, Burgundy, Dark Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

Clay, Loam

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

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

Requires regular watering during dry weather

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

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

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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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

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

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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No Beauty Benefits

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

Antiphlogistic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Oil used in the lubricating and soap industry

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

Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Catharanthus roseus

CORNUS controversa

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Periwinkle

Wedding Cake Tree

7.2.2 In German

Immergrün

Hochzeitstorte Baum

7.2.3 In French

Pervenche

Gâteau de mariage Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bígaro

Pastel de bodas del árbol

7.2.5 In Greek

μυρτιά

Γαμήλια τούρτα Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mirta

Árvore do bolo de casamento

7.2.7 In Polish

Barwinek

Wedding Cake Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Periwinkle

MUSTACEUM ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Mollusca

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Gastropoda

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Geraniales

Cornales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Cornaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Cornus

8.7 Clade

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Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

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Cornoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Periwinkle and Wedding Cake Tree

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

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Season and Care of Periwinkle and Wedding Cake Tree

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

Periwinkle and Wedding Cake Tree Physical Information

Periwinkle and Wedding Cake Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm whereas Wedding Cake Tree height is 1,070.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Periwinkle and Wedding Cake Tree are as follows:

Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green
Wedding Cake Tree flower color: White and Ivory
Wedding Cake Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Periwinkle and Wedding Cake Tree

Care of Periwinkle and Wedding Cake Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Periwinkle pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Wedding Cake Tree pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Periwinkle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wedding Cake Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.