Cora Red madagascar periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus 'Cora Red'
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Cora Red' Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus 'Cora Red') is an annual for borders, containers, and accents. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. It tolerates drought, and butterflies and bees visit the blooms in summer and autumn.
Pairs well with Mexican bush sage, Arabian Night dahlia, and Impatiens.