Vinca Madagascar Periwinkle Rose Red

Common Name(s):Annual Vinca ,Madagascar Periwinkle, Periwinkle, Rose Periwinkle

• Running Myrtle
• Vinca

Madagascar Periwinkle is an evergreen, erect to spreading herbaceous tender perennial to 4' tall, frequently planted as an annual as it is not cold hardy.  However, it tough in the face of many other conditions such as dappled shade and various soil types.  Flowers have a slender tube and 5 spreading lobes, rose-pink, white, or white with a reddish eye.  It blooms all summer from July through September, only stopping at frost.  Fruits quickly form during blooming season, resembling a "V" or victory sign.  It is an easily identified bedding plant by its salverform corollas with 5 glands on the tube & distinct fruits.  It is very attractive with glossy foliage and blooms even during heat stress.

Plant it in the full sun to partial or dappled shade in moist well-drained soil.  While it prefers acidic soil, it tolerates a range of soil types so long as it has good drainage.  Seeds can be sown in March in warm temperatures and planted out in early June.  It does not need pinching or deadheading.  Utilized as a ground cover in beds, bedding,

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