vinca
Catharanthus roseus
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 to 18 inches tall6 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Rosy pink to red with mauve throats
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Vinca (Catharanthus roseus) is an annual for borders, containers, and pollinator gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Rosy pink to red flowers with mauve throats attract butterflies and bees from summer into autumn.
Pairs well with Pineapple sage, Purple top, and Stella de Oro daylily.
Native range
Africa.