How to Grow Madagascar Periwinkle: Growing Guide to Planting, Care & Harvest

Catharanthus roseus

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

Guides

• Vinca Seedlings: Warmth, Light and Slow Early Growth
• Vinca Care: Warm Soil, Dry Feet and Almost No Fuss
• Why Vinca Is Not Flowering, and How to Get Blooms All Summer
• Vinca Growing Calendar: What to Do Through the Season
• Vinca Problems: Rot, Leaf Spot, Wilting and Sudden Collapse
• How to Propagate Vinca from Cuttings and Seed

Common problems

Start from what you can see on the plant.

Pests and diseases (13)

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.