Umbrella Sedge

Periwinkle

About Umbrella Sedge and Periwinkle

Umbrella Sedge

Periwinkle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Sedge or Rush

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

1.4 Types

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Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Not Available

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Rank: 67 (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

1.97 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

2.96 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green, Brown

Magenta, Pink, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Subulate

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Does not require lot of watering, Medium

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune ocassionally

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red spider mite, Spider mites

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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13% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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80% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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67% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antibacterial, Antifungal

Chest pain, High blood pressure, Inflammation, Sore throat, Tooth ache, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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47% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Cyperus Alternifolius

Catharanthus roseus

7.2 Common Name

Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Sedge, Umbrella Palm, Umbrella Plant

Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Umbrella Plant

Periwinkle

7.2.2 In German

Dach-Anlage

Immergrün

7.2.3 In French

Parapluie Plante

Pervenche

7.2.4 In Spanish

Umbrella Plant

Bígaro

7.2.5 In Greek

ομπρέλα φυτών

μυρτιά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Planta do guarda-chuva

Mirta

7.2.7 In Polish

parasol roślin

Barwinek

7.2.8 In Latin

O Planta

Periwinkle

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Mollusca

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Gastropoda

8.4 Order

Poales

Geraniales

8.5 Family

Cyperaceae

Apocynaceae

8.6 Genus

Cyperus

Catharanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

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8.8 Tribe

Cypereae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cyperoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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700

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Properties of Umbrella Sedge and Periwinkle

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

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Season and Care of Umbrella Sedge and Periwinkle

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

Umbrella Sedge and Periwinkle Physical Information

Umbrella Sedge and Periwinkle physical information is very important for comparison. Umbrella Sedge height is 45.70 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Periwinkle height is 1.97 cm and width 2.96 cm. The color specification of Umbrella Sedge and Periwinkle are as follows:

Umbrella Sedge flower color: Yellow green and Brown
Umbrella Sedge leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Periwinkle flower color: Magenta, Pink and Rose
Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Umbrella Sedge and Periwinkle

Care of Umbrella Sedge and Periwinkle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Umbrella Sedge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Periwinkle pruning is done Prune ocassionally. In summer Umbrella Sedge 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.