1 What is
1.2 Life Span
1.3 Type
Tender Perennial
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Trees
1.4 Origin
Madagascar
Anatolia, Asia, Europe, Iran, Maghreb, Morocco, Norway, The Hiamalayas
1.5 Types
Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color
Flowering Cherries, Sour Cherries, Sand Cherries, Sweet Cherries, Capulin Cherries
1.5.2 Number of Varieties
5.11 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Forest edges, Wild, Woods
5.12 USDA Hardiness Zone
5.13 AHS Heat Zone
5.14 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
4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17
5.15 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
6 Information
6.1 Plant Size
6.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm17.50 cm
0.54
3900
6.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm17.50 cm
0.1
6350
6.2 Plant Color
6.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Magenta, Rose
White
6.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
6.2.3 Fruit Color
6.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
6.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
6.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
6.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
6.3 Shape
6.3.1 Leaf Shape
6.4 Thorns
7 Season
7.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
7.2 Growing Conditions
7.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
7.2.2 Growth Rate
7.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Well drained
7.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
7.2.5 Soil Drainage
7.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring
7.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
7.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Heat And Humidity, Not Available
8 Care
8.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
8.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
8.3 Plant Maintenance
8.4 Watering Plants
8.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water twice a day in the initial period
8.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
8.4.3 In Spring
8.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
8.5 Soil
8.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
8.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Well drained
8.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
8.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
8.7 Pruning
Prune ocassionally
Don't prune in the fall, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in late winter, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
8.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
8.9 Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Canker, Crown rot, Pythium rot, Root rot
Aphids, Bacterial Canker, Black Knot, Brown Rot, Caterpillars
8.10 Plant Tolerance
9 Facts
9.1 Flowers
9.1.1 Flower Petal Number
9.2 Fruits
9.2.1 Showy Fruit
9.2.2 Edible Fruit
9.3 Fragrance
9.3.1 Fragrant Flower
9.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
9.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
9.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
9.4 Showy Foliage
9.5 Showy Bark
9.6 Foliage Texture
9.7 Foliage Sheen
9.8 Evergreen
9.9 Invasive
9.10 Self-Sowing
9.11 Attracts
9.12 Allergy
Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting
Swelling in the face
10 Benefits
10.1 Uses
10.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
10.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
10.1.3 Edible Uses
10.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
10.2 Plant Benefits
10.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Chest pain, High blood pressure, Inflammation, Sore throat, Tooth ache, Wounds
Arthritis, Gout, Kidney problems, Rheumatoid arthritis, Swelling
10.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Fruits
10.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Wood is used for making furniture
10.3 Used As Indoor Plant
10.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
10.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Not Available
11 Scientific Name
11.1 Botanical Name
CATHARANTHUS roseus
Prunus avium
11.2 Common Name
Madagascar Periwinkle, Periwinkle, Vinca
Cherry Tree
11.2.1 In Hindi
11.2.2 In German
11.2.3 In French
11.2.4 In Spanish
11.2.5 In Greek
11.2.6 In Portuguese
11.2.7 In Polish
11.2.8 In Latin
12 Classification
12.1 Kingdom
12.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
12.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
12.4 Order
12.5 Family
12.6 Genus
12.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
12.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
12.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
12.10 Number of Species