How to grow Vinca

Vinca grow and care – subshrub vine herbaceous of the genus Vinca also known as Periwinkle plant, Vinca perennial evergreen or annual used as ornamental, colored leaves, ground cover or medical plant, can grow in tropics, mediterranean, desert, subtropics or temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 6-11.

Leaves color green or variegate green with white in oval shape little waxy.

Vinca flower

Flower color can be: white, pink, blue or purple, sometimes the inner part darker or lighter and sometimes there is little star in the middle, there are five petals in lobed shape.

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How to grow Vinca growing and care:

Well drained soil

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Invasive

Planting season:
Spring, summer

Pests and diseases:
Thrips, aphids, spider mite

Pruning season:
All year

How to prune:
Dead flowers and leaves

Size of the plant?
10-80 cm, grow ground cover

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade / Full shade

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Winter / Spring

General information about the flower:
Flower with five petals like lobed, the color can be: white, pink, blue or purple, sometimes the inner part darker or lighter, with five petals in lobed shape

Scientific name:

Vinca

How to grow Vinca

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Categories

Blooming Seasons
  • Spring flowers
  • Winter flowers
Flower colors
  • Blue flower
  • Pink flower
  • Purple flower
  • White flower
Climate
  • Mediterranean Climate
  • Subtropics Climate
  • Temperate Climate
Ornamental parts
  • Ornamental flower
  • Ornamental leaves
  • Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
  • Average growing plants
Plant life-form
  • Annual plant
  • Evergreen
  • Herbaceous
  • Perennial plant
  • Subshrub
  • Vine
Plant Uses
  • Ground cover plants
  • Indoor plants
  • Medical uses
  • Ornamental plants
Planting Season
  • Spring Planting
  • Summer planting
Plants sun exposure
  • Full sun Plants
  • Part shade Plants
  • Shade Plants
Watering plants
  • Regularly water
Hardiness zone
  • Hardiness zone 10
  • Hardiness zone 11
  • Hardiness zone 6
  • Hardiness zone 7
  • Hardiness zone 8
  • Hardiness zone 9