PLANT CARDS

Fruit
Persistence Seeding type

pods
Long
High High
Spreadin
g ability

High
Flowering Herbaceou
s perennial
Longe
Top – Bottom:

vity
(1)Sea image
(2)Macro image

Bloom time Structural

Bloom color interest
Ecological characteristics

plant
Origin: Madagascar
Habitat: Coastal habitat

June to frost
Light: Shade/ part sun
Temperature: 10 to 24 degree C
Soil: Sandy loam ; clay

Pink
Soil pH: 5.5 pH level ( Acidic)
Moisture: Medium
Plant characteristics:

architecture

Drought Tolerance: High

Wildlife value: Pollinated by
Green
Foliage

Butterflies and self fertile

Madagascar Periwinkle
Note: Flowers are
Spread(m)

Catharanthus roseus, hermaphrodite that contain

Vinca rosea
4m

both male and female organs.

Sub shrub
Height

1 to 2
feet

Reference
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org
www.plantrescue.com
Edis,ifas.uflu.edu
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PLANT CARDS

Fruit
type Persistence Seeding

High
High
Spreadin
g ability

High
perennial
Longe
Top – Bottom:

vity
(1)Sea image
(2)Macro image

Bloom time Structural

Ecological characteristics

Floating
Plant characteristics:

Bloom color interest

plant
Origin: Amazon Basin in South
America
Habitat: grows in shallow

June to frost
freshwater wetlands. I
Light: Full sunlight

Pink
Temperature: 28°C to 30°C
Soil: Water or permanently
waterlogged
architecture

Soil pH: pH value between 6.5

Green
Foliage

Moisture: High
Drought Tolerance: Low
Eichhornia crassipes Wildlife value: It reduces the food
water hyacinth , supply for fish and wildlife
Spread(m)

Pontederia crassipes
rapid

Note: In one season a single plant

Herb has been known to extend to cover
600 sq m. It prevents algal growth
thus limiting the production of
Height

oxygen in water.
1m

Reference
https://www.sciencedirect.com
www.herbiguide.com
https://www.hunker.com
https://www.floweraura.com