Vinca

Pepperwort

About Vinca and Pepperwort

Vinca

Pepperwort

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Aquatics

Origin

Madagascar

Australia

Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Number of Varieties

301

0 40000

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-157-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-6

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

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm250.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm610.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, Magenta, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Light Green, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Light Green, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Round

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

In Water

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Spores

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

Keep immersed in water

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

Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune ocassionally

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Frogs

Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Seeds, Spores

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Starch

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

Galium

Pepperwort

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Charophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Equisetopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Apocynaceae

Marsileaceae

Genus

Catharanthus

Marsilea

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Lapidieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

5165

1 27800

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Properties of Vinca and Pepperwort

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

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Season and Care of Vinca and Pepperwort

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

Vinca and Pepperwort Physical Information

Vinca and Pepperwort physical information is very important for comparison. Vinca height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Pepperwort height is 250.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Vinca and Pepperwort are as follows:

Vinca flower color: Pink, Magenta and Rose
Vinca leaf color: Dark Green
Pepperwort flower color:
Pepperwort leaf color: Light Green and Dark Red

Care of Vinca and Pepperwort

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