1. BOTANICAL NAME
CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS

2. PRONUNCIATION
kat - uh - RAN – thus
ro – ZAY - us

3. COMMON NAME
Madagascar Periwinkle
Vinca

5. FAMILY
Apocynaceae

6. LIFE CYCLE
Bedding plant
Annual

7. Growth Habit Groundcover-bedding plant Height to 18” Width 18”
Upright/spreading

8. ARRANGEMENT and composition
Opposite and simple

9. LEAF
Ovate
Length 1” - 2”
Width 1/2”

10. MARGIN
Entire

11. VEINS
Pinnate

13. FLOWER
Summer
White, pink, and blue

15. FRUIT
Insignificant except for propagation

16. EXPOSURE
Sun

17. USE
Border

18. DESCRIPTION Herbaceous annual Midrib vein on leaf is white on top
Flower has 5 petals

19. DESCRIPTION
Flower may have “eyes”
Leaves are glossy

21. CULTURAL PRACTICES Can handle heat and drought
Can survive some mild winters

22. PROBLEMS
Tomato spotted wilt virus

23. ZONES

24. NATIVE OF:
Madagascar