How to tend a Catharanthus roseus
Also known as: Lochnera rosea (L.) Rchb. ex K.Schum., Pervinca rosea (L.) Gaterau, Vinca guilelmi-waldemarii Klotzsch, Vinca rosea L., Vinca speciosa Salisb., Lochnera rosea var. flava Tsiang, Vinca rosea var. albiflora Bertol., Ammocallis rosea (L.) Small, Pervinca rosea (L.) Moench, Catharanthus roseus var. albus G.Don, Vinca rosea var. alba Sweet, Lochnera rosea var. alba (G.Don) Hubbard, Lachnea rosea (L.) Rchb., Lochnera rosea f. alba (Sweet) Woodson, Lochnera rosea (L.) K.Schum., Vinca rosea var. rosea , Lochnera rosea var. ocellata (Sweet) Woodson
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Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Like sunshine, resistant to half shade, avoid strong direct light
Soil
Soil with loose texture or special humus soil
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Mediterranean coastal areas, India, Tropical Americas
- Category
- Apocynaceae, Catharanthus
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering and fruiting period year around
- Flower colors
- white, red, fruit color black
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