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Madagascar Periwinkle in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Catharanthus roseus syn. Vinca rosea

 

Madagascar Periwinkle

Catharanthus Roseus is an evergreen shrub grown as an ornamental plant. It grows to about .9m in height and displays smooth, glossy, dark green leaves, and flowers throughout the year. It has long been cultivated for herbal medicine as well as an ornamental plant. It survives in dry and nutritionally deficient conditions, and is popular in subtropical gardens where temperatures never fall below 5 °C to 7 °C, and as a summer bedding plant in temperate gardens.

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plant Features
  • Madagascar Periwinkle likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Madagascar Periwinkle likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Madagascar Periwinkle is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Madagascar Periwinkle likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Madagascar Periwinkle

Latin name

Catharanthus roseus syn. Vinca rosea

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Apocynaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Madagascar Periwinkle likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Madagascar Periwinkle is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Soil

    Madagascar Periwinkle likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Madagascar Periwinkle likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Madagascar Periwinkle is 1.40meters x 0.80meters 1.40 M 0.80 M

Catharanthus roseus syn. Vinca rosea

Catharanthus Roseus is an evergreen shrub grown as an ornamental plant. It grows to about .9m in height and displays smooth, glossy, dark green leaves, and flowers throughout the year. It has long been cultivated for herbal medicine as well as an ornamental plant. It survives in dry and nutritionally deficient conditions, and is popular in subtropical gardens where temperatures never fall below 5 °C to 7 °C, and as a summer bedding plant in temperate gardens.


Planting Outdoors

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Plant out in a sun or partial shade where the soil is not dry.

 

Propagation by cuttings

From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn

Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.

 

Flowering Season

From Late Spring TO Mid Autumn

Single blue/violet flowers grow above a shiny dark green foliage in Spring and through to Autumn.

 
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