Vinca

Giant Timber Bamboo

About Vinca and Giant Timber Bamboo

Vinca

Giant Timber Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

China

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

301500

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-158-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 8

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

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm1,000.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm10.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Magenta, Rose

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light 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

Oval

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 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

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

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

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper 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, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CATHARANTHUS roseus

BAMBUSA oldhamii

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar Periwinkle, Periwinkle, Vinca

Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Vinca

Bānsa

7.2.2 In German

Vinca

Bambus

7.2.3 In French

Vinca

Bambou

7.2.4 In Spanish

Vinca

Bambú

7.2.5 In Greek

Vinca

μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Vinca

bambu

7.2.7 In Polish

Vinca

Bambus

7.2.8 In Latin

Galium

Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Poales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Bambusa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Bambuseae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Vinca and Giant Timber Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Vinca and Giant Timber Bamboo

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

Vinca and Giant Timber Bamboo Physical Information

Vinca and Giant Timber Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Vinca height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Giant Timber Bamboo height is 1,000.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Vinca and Giant Timber Bamboo are as follows:

Vinca flower color: Pink, Magenta and Rose
Vinca leaf color: Dark Green
Giant Timber Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Giant Timber Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Vinca and Giant Timber Bamboo

Care of Vinca and Giant Timber Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Vinca pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Giant Timber 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 Giant Timber Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.