Catharanthus roseus | Madagascar Periwinkle | Various
Catharanthus roseus belongs to the plant family APOCYNACE and Genus Catharanthus This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Catharanthus roseus does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Catharanthus roseus so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar periwinkle is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
This somewhat tender plant can only survive cold winter nights that dip to 20 Fahrenheit. Catharanthus roseus needs summer days with high heat. It does well in moist soils.
Daphne blagayana is an Annual which means it lives for 1 year before dying. This plant needs to be regrown for success in the next season.
Catharanthus roseus has an annual life cycle. The blossoms are usually either pink or white.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 2' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between 1' 6" and 2'
"Heat-zone Gardening: How to choose plants that thrive in your region's warmest weather", Dr. H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy, American Horticultural Society, Time-Life Books, 1998.
Cattleya eldorado | Epiphytic Orchid | Various
Cattleya schroedriana | Epiphytic Orchid | Various
Cattleya trianaei | Epiphytic Orchid | Various
"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.