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Annual

Annual Vinca

Catharanthus roseus

Glossy-leaved heat champion (botanically unrelated to true Vinca minor) that blooms through humidity that wilts everything else.

Bloom Season
May - Nov
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Sun Requirements
○ Full Sun6+ hours direct
◐ Part Sun4-6 hours
Water Needs
Low
Drought tolerant
Size & Zones
6-18" tall
USDA Zones 3-11
Bloom Colors
Pink
White
Red
Purple
Traits
✦ Low Maintenance▢ Container Friendly△ Deer Resistant
Soil
SandyPoor SoilLoam
Pairs Well With
Lantana
Perennial
Pentas
Annual
Portulaca
Annual
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