Madagascar Periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
Zones 2–11annual14" tall🐝 pollinator
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Peak bloom: July
How to plant
Transplant after soil warms (wait past last frost). Heat- and drought-tolerant summer workhorse.
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Spacing
- 12" between plants
- Mature height
- 14"
- Row placement
- front of bed
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