1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
Madagascar
1.4 Types
Purple vinca, Vinca, cherry red, strawberry color
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Magenta, Pink, Rose
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Fall, Spring, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Medium
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, Slightly Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune ocassionally
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Canker, Crown rot, Pythium rot, Root rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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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
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Intestinal gas, Nausea, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, 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
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
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, Edging
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Catharanthus roseus
7.2 Common Name
Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle
7.2.1 In Hindi
Periwinkle
7.2.2 In German
Immergrün
7.2.3 In French
Pervenche
7.2.4 In Spanish
Bígaro
7.2.5 In Greek
μυρτιά
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Mirta
7.2.7 In Polish
Barwinek
7.2.8 In Latin
Periwinkle
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Mollusca
8.3 Class
Gastropoda
8.4 Order
Geraniales
8.5 Family
Apocynaceae
8.6 Genus
Catharanthus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species