64 Madigascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) Planted In Expanded Front Porch Bed - June 2025
Often called "annual Vinca" or just plain "Periwinkle", you'll often find flats of this flowering annual at big box nurseries marked simply as "Vinca". They're an affordable way to fill up your beds and borders with a pop of color. Missouri Botanical Garden describes them as : Catharanthus roseus, commonly called periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle or annual vinca, is an erect to spreading tender perennial in the dogbane family typically mounding 6-18” (less frequently to 24”) tall and as wide. It produces attractive bushy foliage that is covered by an often profuse bloom of phlox-like flowers from summer to frost. Best flowering is in summer. The NC State Extension listing adds this : It is utilized as an annual ground cover in beds and for bedding and borders in drought-tolerant gardens, butterfly gardens, and recreational play areas. It may also be grown in a container or hanging basket. Ground cover. That's what I need out here. Last Fall...