This flower can be grown in all four seasons and blooms 365 days a year; a snipped stem will root and live.

Now that autumn has arrived, flowers no longer have to endure the scorching sun of the hot summer, and this season is simply perfect for growing flowers. Some flower lovers like to grow clivia, Chinese roses, kalanchoe and so on, but these flowers do not bloom for very long. There is one flower that can bloom 365 days a year and is a delight to grow and look at, very nice indeed, and that is the Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus).

How to grow Madagascar periwinkle

Use the sowing method

Madagascar periwinkle can be propagated by cuttings or by seed, but sowing is generally used. You only need to scatter the seeds, and after 3-5 days the Madagascar periwinkle will grow into a potted plant. Normally flower lovers do not need to do much care; once it blooms, it blooms for a whole year, and the flowers come in quite a few colors, with very high ornamental value.

Use acidic soil for growing

Although Madagascar periwinkle is not strict about potting soil, do not use alkaline soil, as this easily leads to yellow leaves and dropped flowers. Flower lovers can make a mix of peat soil, leaf mold and gravel, then add some pine needles or straw to loosen the soil, prevent the soil from compacting, and also allow air flow and warmth retention, so the flowers keep bursting into a full pot.

Watering and fertilizing Madagascar periwinkle

Growing flowers is three parts fertilizer and seven parts water, so you can water the flowers with fermented rice-washing water and vegetable-washing water, and you can also apply some soybean fertilizer to supplement nutrients for the flowers, so the Madagascar periwinkle can bloom in a full pot. But do not use concentrated fertilizer, to avoid burning the roots.

Flower lovers now have some understanding of Madagascar periwinkle care techniques, right? Madagascar periwinkle is not too expensive; generally you can buy a pot for 20 yuan and up, then place it on the balcony to grow, and it is stunningly beautiful, putting people in a good mood. Flower lovers must grow it.