Vinca

Weeping Maple

About Vinca and Weeping Maple

Vinca

Weeping Maple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Ever red , Crimson queen

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

306

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Shady Edge

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-155-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-2

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

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm300.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Magenta, Rose

Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red, Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Light Green, Lime Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Lime Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Maple shaped

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

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

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

Requires regular watering

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

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

Beetles

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, 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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

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, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CATHARANTHUS roseus

ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

7.2 Common Name

Madagascar Periwinkle, Periwinkle, Vinca

Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Vinca

Weeping Maple

7.2.2 In German

Vinca

Weeping Maple

7.2.3 In French

Vinca

Maple pleureur

7.2.4 In Spanish

Vinca

weeping maple

7.2.5 In Greek

Vinca

weeping maple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Vinca

chorando de bordo

7.2.7 In Polish

Vinca

płacz klonu

7.2.8 In Latin

Galium

weeping maple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledones

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Aceraceae

8.6 Genus

Catharanthus

Acer

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Vinca and Weeping Maple

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

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Season and Care of Vinca and Weeping Maple

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

Vinca and Weeping Maple Physical Information

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

Vinca flower color: Pink, Magenta and Rose
Vinca leaf color: Dark Green
Weeping Maple flower color: Red
Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Vinca and Weeping Maple

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