Vinca, Catharanthus roseus (Any Color) - Plant

Abundant blooms and ease of care make vinca an excellent selection if you have little time to tend your garden.

Pack contents

• Vinca, Catharanthus roseus (Any Color) - Plant
• 5 inch (13 cm) Grower Round Plastic Pot (Black)

The clear crisp flowers and glossy green leaves of annual vinca are so perfect you may be tempted to rub them to see if they are real. The plants are grown for its attractive glossy, green foliage, as well as its flowers. Vinca plants are subshrubs or herbaceous, and have slender trailing stems 1 to 2 m (3 to 6 feet) long but not growing more than 20 to 70 cm (8 to 30 inches) above ground.

Plant Specifications

• Plant Height: 9 inch (23 cm)
• Plant Spread: 4 inch (10 cm)

*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%

• Common Name: Vinca, Madagascar periwinkle, Myrtle, Nitya Pushpa, Sadabahar
• Maximum Reachable Height: Up to 2 feet
• Flower Colour: Any Color
• Bloom Time: Annual
• Difficulty Level: Easy to grow

Planting and care

Vinca or Periwinkle will grow in the range of light conditions, from full sun to shade. Watering should be done early in the morning if the soil feels dry to touch. Apply organic fertilizer in early monsoon and spring season. Mulch around plants in dry areas to help retain soil moisture.

Vinca care

Vinca is commonly used for borders, edging, and ground cover or bedding plants. The plant grows in the ground or in the pot. Use the potting mix as the soil, vermicompost, and coco peat (1:1:1).

• Sunlight: Full sun is best, although some afternoon shade is fine
• Watering: Moderately
• Soil: Loamy Soil
• Temperature: 26 to 30 degree C
• Fertilizer: Apply any organic fertilizer.

Vinca special feature
The low care nature of vinca plants helps them succeed in window boxes and other garden containers.
Vinca uses

• Ornamental Use: This plant is used as the ornamental purpose

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