Vinca Seeds - All In One For Home Gardens

Vinca, commonly known as Madagascar Periwinkle, is a warm-season flowering plant recognized for its glossy green foliage and continuous blooms throughout the growing season. The plant develops a compact, bushy growth habit and produces single flowers in various colors depending on the variety. Vinca performs well in sunny garden beds, borders, and containers, and it adapts to warm climates and well-drained soils. It is commonly used for ornamental planting in landscape beds and container gardens due to its ability to maintain flowering during warm weather conditions.

Features

• Compact flowering plant suitable for garden beds and containers

• Produces single blooms continuously during the warm season

• Adapted to sunny growing environments

• Bushy growth habit with glossy green foliage

• Suitable for borders, landscape beds, and container planting

Specifications

• Scientific Name: Catharanthus roseus

• Common Name (US): Madagascar Periwinkle

• Seed Type / Variety: Flower seeds

• Growth Habit: Compact bushy annual or tender perennial

• USDA Zones: 9 to 11 (grown as annual in cooler zones)

• Planting Season: Spring after last frost

• Growing Season: Late spring through autumn

• Sowing Season:

  • Zones 9 to 11: February to April

  • Zones 3 to 8: March to May (start indoors)

• Germination Time and Conditions: 7 to 14 days at 22 to 26 C in moist, well-drained seed starting mix

• Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

• Soil Requirements: Well-drained sandy or loamy soil

• Watering Needs: Moderate watering; allow soil surface to dry slightly between watering

• Mature Plant Size: 12 to 18 inches height; 12 to 18 inches spread

• Plant Spacing: 10 to 12 inches between plants