Annual vinca

You've gotta love annual vinca -- it really delivers. It will tolerate a wide variety of conditions and still keep it up with almost unreal-looking, glossy green flowers and pretty pink, lavender, or red flowers that look like tiny parasols.

Whether the summer is dry or wet, hot or cold, vinca plugs along unfazed. It makes a great container plant. Or plant it in a bed or border, grouping at least eight or more together for best effect.

Plant established seedlings in spring after all danger of frost has passed. Vinca withstands drought but does best with moderate moisture. Fertilize occasionally. Like impatiens, this plant tends to be "self-cleaning" and needs little deadheading.

Shown above: Pretty in Pink vinca

Light:

Sun

Zones:

2-11

Plant Type:

Annual

Plant Height:

6-16 inches tall

Plant Width:

6-16 inches wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders

Special Features:

Flowers,Drought Tolerant,Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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'Jaio Dark Red' vinca

Catharanthus 'Jaio Dark Red' produces rich magenta-red flowers on 1-foot-tall plants.
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'Mediterranean Deep Rose' vinca

Catharanthus 'Mediterranean Deep Rose' produces rich magenta-rose flowers on trailing plants perfect for containers.
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'Pacifica Burgundy Halo' vinca

Catharanthus 'Pacifica Burgundy Halo' produces deep red-pink flowers with a large white eye. It grows 12 inches tall.
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'Pacifica Punch' vinca

Catharanthus 'Pacifica Punch' is an award-winning selection that produces deep rose-pink flowers with a magenta eye. It grows 12 inches tall.
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'Pretty in Pink' vinca

Catharanthus 'Pretty in Pink', an award-winning variety, offers soft pink flowers on compact 1-foot-tall plants.
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'Pretty in White' vinca

Catharanthus 'Pretty in White' bears large, pure-white flowers on compact plants.
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'Tropical Rose' vinca

Catharanthus 'Tropical Rose' produces large, bold magenta-red flowers on compact plants.
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Garden Plans

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Hot-Summer Garden Plan
Formal Knot-Garden Plan
Annual Garden for Full Sun
Raised Beds Garden Plan
No-Fail Container Garden Plan

Plant It With

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Angelonia

Vinca's mounding habit makes it a perfect pick for planting with spiky angelonia for fun, textural contrast.

Calibrachoa

Create a high-impact color combo with vinca and a skirt of trailing calibrachoa.

Lisianthus

Vinca's beautiful, color-rich flowers look great with lisianthus' larger, more opulent blooms.

Propagation

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Stem Cuttings