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About Trefoil and Periwinkle

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
Madagascar
1.4 Types
Not Available
Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color
1.5.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
30
Rank: 67 (Overall)
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4.11 Habitat
Lawn, Pastures, stream banks
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
4.12 USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11
4-9
4.13 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-1
4.14 Sunset Zone
9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
4.15 Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
5 Information
5.1 Plant Size
5.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1.97 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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5.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
2.96 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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5.2 Plant Color
5.2.1 Flower Color
Orange, Gold
Magenta, Pink, Rose
5.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Not Available
5.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
5.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Sea Green
Dark Green
5.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Dark Green
5.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sea Green, Silver
Dark Green
5.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
5.3 Shape
5.3.1 Leaf Shape
Three Lobed
Oval
5.4 Thorns
7% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
6 Season
6.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
6.2 Growing Conditions
6.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun
Partial shade
6.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
6.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
6.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
6.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
6.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
6.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
72% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Pollution, Salt
7 Care
7.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
7.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
7.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
7.4 Watering Plants
7.4.1 Watering Requirements
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
Does not require lot of watering, Medium
7.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
7.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
7.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
7.5 Soil
7.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
7.5.2 Soil Type
Loam
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
7.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
7.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Partial shade
7.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally
7.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
7.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Botrytis Blight, Canker, Crown rot, Pythium rot, Root rot
7.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
8 Facts
8.1 Flowers
Showy
98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
8.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Single
8.2 Fruits
8.2.1 Showy Fruit
15% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
8.2.2 Edible Fruit
8% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
8.3 Fragrance
8.3.1 Fragrant Flower
40% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
8.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
8.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
19% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
8.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
13% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
8.4 Showy Foliage
57% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
8.5 Showy Bark
1% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
8.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
8.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
8.8 Evergreen
No Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it !
11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
8.9 Invasive
3% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Sometimes
8.10 Self-Sowing
48% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
8.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies
8.12 Allergy
Irritation to stomach
Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting
9 Benefits
9.1 Uses
9.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Beautification, Showy Purposes
9.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
9.1.3 Edible Uses
50% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
9.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
9.2 Plant Benefits
9.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Febrifuge
Chest pain, High blood pressure, Inflammation, Sore throat, Tooth ache, Wounds
9.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Seedpod
Whole plant
9.2.3 Other Uses
Used for making green dye
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
9.3 Used As Indoor Plant
64% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
9.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
9.5 Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging
10 Scientific Name
10.1 Botanical Name
Lotus corniculatus
Catharanthus roseus
10.2 Common Name
Trefoil
Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle
10.2.1 In Hindi
तिपतिया घास
Periwinkle
10.2.2 In German
Gewöhnlicher Hornklee
Immergrün
10.2.3 In French
Lotier corniculé
Pervenche
10.2.4 In Spanish
Lotus corniculatus
Bígaro
10.2.5 In Greek
Trefoil
μυρτιά
10.2.6 In Portuguese
Lotus corniculatus
Mirta
10.2.7 In Polish
Komonica zwyczajna
Barwinek
10.2.8 In Latin
trefoil
Periwinkle
11 Classification
11.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
11.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Mollusca
11.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Gastropoda
11.4 Order
Fabales
Geraniales
11.5 Family
Fabaceae
Apocynaceae
11.6 Genus
Lotus
Catharanthus
11.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Not Available
11.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
11.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
11.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
8
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Properties of Trefoil and Periwinkle

Wondering what are the properties of Trefoil and Periwinkle? We provide you with everything About Trefoil and Periwinkle. Trefoil doesn't have thorns and Periwinkle doesn't have thorns. Also Trefoil does not have fragrant flowers. Trefoil has allergic reactions like Irritation to stomach and Periwinkle has allergic reactions like Irritation to stomach. 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 Trefoil and Periwinkle and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Trefoil and Periwinkle

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

Trefoil and Periwinkle Physical Information

Trefoil and Periwinkle physical information is very important for comparison. Trefoil height is 20.30 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm. The color specification of Trefoil and Periwinkle are as follows:

  • Trefoil flower color: Orange and Gold

  • Trefoil leaf color: Light Green and Sea Green

  • Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose

  • Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Trefoil and Periwinkle

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