Vinca flowers

Learn how to properly care for your vinca plant with this comprehensive guide, including tips on watering, feeding, pest control, and more.

If you’re a gardener and desired to see your garden full of various vibrant colors of flowers with pretty butterflies, vinca will be a great choice.

While some summer flowers have brief moments in the spotlight, these beauties keep on blooming right up until fall in most parts of the U.S.

7 Reasons to Grow Vinca Vines. Perennial Vinca vines sure do pack a garden punch. These little flowers are beautiful and mighty, thriving even in less than ideal growing conditions. If you are looking for some colorful ground cover, vinca vines may be just the plant you are looking for. Read below for my 7 reasons to grow vinca vines and see what a great garden choice these little plants can be!

If you are looking for a plant that can take the heat, then consider growing vinca! This flowering annual is both drought & heat resistant!

Common periwinkle (Vinca minor) is an ideal plant for tough spots. It is also called lesser periwinkle or creeping myrtle. Although it prefers rich, slightly moist soil, it tolerates a wide range of conditions, including clay, alkaline soils and drought. Periwinkle has shallow, spreading, fibrous roots that hold soil in place. Use it on slopes or to prevent soil erosion.

Central Florida is usually hot and sunny. Even during December and January when we can go down to freezing once in a blue moon, we usually have warm, sunny afternoons. The heat wave that crossed th…

It felt like early May today with temperatures near 60 degrees F and ample sunshine. The birds were chirping happily and the snow has been melting steadily. We had … Continue reading "Annual Vinca (Catharanthus roseus)"

Catharanthus roseus Common Name(s): Annual Vinca - Madagascar Periwinkle, Periwinkle, Rose Periwinkl, Running Myrtle Vinca