Vinca

Kaffir Lime

About Vinca and Kaffir Lime

Vinca

Kaffir Lime

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

30NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-159-11

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, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Magenta, Rose

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow, Green, Yellow green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

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

Average Water Needs, 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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally

Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply N-P-K, can go long without fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Bonsai

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent

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

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CATHARANTHUS roseus

CITRUS hystrix

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar Periwinkle, Periwinkle, Vinca

Kaffir Lime, Makrut

7.2.1 In Hindi

Vinca

काफ़िर लाइम

7.2.2 In German

Vinca

Kaffernlimette

7.2.3 In French

Vinca

combava

7.2.4 In Spanish

Vinca

cafre

7.2.5 In Greek

Vinca

Καφρός Lime

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Vinca

Kaffir Lime

7.2.7 In Polish

Vinca

kaffir wapno

7.2.8 In Latin

Galium

Cafres Lime

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Citrus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Vinca and Kaffir Lime

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

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Season and Care of Vinca and Kaffir Lime

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

Vinca and Kaffir Lime Physical Information

Vinca and Kaffir Lime physical information is very important for comparison. Vinca height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Kaffir Lime height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Vinca and Kaffir Lime are as follows:

Vinca flower color: Pink, Magenta and Rose
Vinca leaf color: Dark Green
Kaffir Lime flower color: White
Kaffir Lime leaf color: Green

Care of Vinca and Kaffir Lime

Care of Vinca and Kaffir Lime include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Vinca pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Kaffir Lime pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Thinning. In summer Vinca needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kaffir Lime needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.