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Annual Vinca
Catharanthus roseus
Annual Vinca is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 10-11, that matures to about 0.5-1.5 ft × 0.5-1.5 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow, pink and purple blooms in summer. It attracts butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to deer, drought and dry soil, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 10-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 0.5-1.5 ft × 0.5-1.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Pink, Purple, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Rabbits
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Madagascar
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