Vinca

Sour Cherry

About Vinca and Sour Cherry

Vinca

Sour Cherry

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Fruit

Origin

Madagascar

Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Fruit

Number of Varieties

30300

0 40000

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-154-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-1

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

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, Magenta, Rose

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Simple lobed or unlobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings

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 ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune ocassionally

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Birds

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Birds

Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

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

anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, Gout, Insomnia, Soothing and relieving pain

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Air freshner, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Cake, Edible syrup, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used to make juice

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

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CATHARANTHUS roseus

PRUNUS cerasus

Common Name

Madagascar Periwinkle, Periwinkle, Vinca

Pie Cherry, Sour Cherry, Tart Cherry

In Hindi

Vinca

Sour cherry

In German

Vinca

Sauerkirsche

In French

Vinca

Prunus cerasus

In Spanish

Vinca

Prunus cerasus

In Greek

Vinca

Sour cherry

In Portuguese

Vinca

Ginja

In Polish

Vinca

Wiśnia pospolita

In Latin

Galium

Prunus cerasus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Rosales

Family

Apocynaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Catharanthus

Prunus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

51270

1 27800

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Properties of Vinca and Sour Cherry

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

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Season and Care of Vinca and Sour Cherry

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

Vinca and Sour Cherry Physical Information

Vinca and Sour Cherry physical information is very important for comparison. Vinca height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Sour Cherry height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Vinca and Sour Cherry are as follows:

Vinca flower color: Pink, Magenta and Rose
Vinca leaf color: Dark Green
Sour Cherry flower color: White
Sour Cherry leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Vinca and Sour Cherry

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