Vinca

Weeping Maple

About Vinca and Weeping Maple

Vinca

Weeping Maple

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Tree

Origin

Madagascar

Eastern Asia

Types

Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color

Ever red , Crimson queen

Number of Varieties

306

0 40000

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Shady Edge

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-155-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-2

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

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

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Light Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

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

Transplanting

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

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Beetles

Allergy

Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CATHARANTHUS roseus

ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

Common Name

Madagascar Periwinkle, Periwinkle, Vinca

Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

In Hindi

Vinca

Weeping Maple

In German

Vinca

Weeping Maple

In French

Vinca

Maple pleureur

In Spanish

Vinca

weeping maple

In Greek

Vinca

weeping maple

In Portuguese

Vinca

chorando de bordo

In Polish

Vinca

płacz klonu

In Latin

Galium

weeping maple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledones

Order

Gentianales

Sapindales

Family

Apocynaceae

Aceraceae

Genus

Catharanthus

Acer

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

51130

1 27800

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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.