Vinca

Clumping Bamboo

About Vinca and Clumping Bamboo

Vinca

Clumping Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Grass

Origin

Madagascar

China

Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

3030

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-158-12

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 7

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, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm1,070.00 cm

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, Magenta, Rose

Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune ocassionally

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CATHARANTHUS roseus

BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

Madagascar Periwinkle, Periwinkle, Vinca

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

Vinca

बांस

In German

Vinca

Verklumpung Bambus

In French

Vinca

clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

Vinca

clumping Bamboo

In Greek

Vinca

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Vinca

bambu aglutinação

In Polish

Vinca

zbicie bambus

In Latin

Galium

clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Cyperales

Family

Apocynaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Catharanthus

Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

511200

1 27800

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Properties of Vinca and Clumping Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Vinca and Clumping Bamboo

Season and care of Vinca and Clumping Bamboo is important to know. While considering everything about Vinca and Clumping Bamboo Care, growing season is an essential factor. Vinca season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Clumping Bamboo season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Vinca is Loam, Sand and for Clumping Bamboo is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Vinca is Neutral, Alkaline and for Clumping Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Vinca and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Vinca and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Vinca height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Vinca and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

Vinca flower color: Pink, Magenta and Rose
Vinca leaf color: Dark Green
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Vinca and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Vinca and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Vinca pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Vinca needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.