Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Perennial
Origin
Madagascar
Southern Asia
Types
Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color
Meconopsis betonicifolia
Number of Varieties
305
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
5-1
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
A1, A2, A3, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1.97 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.96 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Magenta, Pink, Rose
Blue, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Oval with toothed margin
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Fall, Spring, Summer
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Salt
Cold climate
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Divison, From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
-
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Medium
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune ocassionally
In late autumn, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly
Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Canker, Crown rot, Pythium rot, Root rot
Downy mildew, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Chest pain, High blood pressure, Inflammation, Sore throat, Tooth ache, Wounds
Analgesic, Mild sedative
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Employed in herbal medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging
Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Catharanthus roseus
MECONOPSIS betonicifolia
Common Name
Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle
Himalayan Blue Poppy
In Hindi
Periwinkle
हिमालय ब्लू पोस्ता
In German
Immergrün
Himalaya Blue Poppy
In French
Pervenche
Himalaya pavot bleu
In Spanish
Bígaro
Amapola azul del Himalaya
In Greek
μυρτιά
Himalayan μπλε παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
Mirta
Himalayan Blue Poppy
In Polish
Barwinek
Himalayan niebieski mak
In Latin
Periwinkle
Blue Himalayan Poppy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Mollusca
Magnoliophyta
Class
Gastropoda
Magnoliopsida
Order
Geraniales
Ranunculales
Family
Apocynaceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Catharanthus
Meconopsis
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
850
1
27800
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