What plant is Vinca? Introduction to the woody plant Vinca

Alternative names of Vinca

Vinca is also called climbing Madagascar periwinkle and periwinkle, and belongs to the genus Vinca.

Morphological characteristics of Vinca

Vinca is a trailing semi-shrub plant, with prostrate stems and erect flowering stems.

Vinca plants grow in clumps, gradually sending out vines from the base of the stems and covering the ground. The whole plant is hairless except for hairs on the leaf margins, petioles, calyx and the throat of the corolla. Vinca leaves are entire and opposite, emerald green in color, with a smooth and glossy surface. Vinca will bloom, with single flowers borne in the leaf axils, blue in color, and the corolla tube is funnel-shaped, with 5 petals that are very beautiful. It is a flowering plant.

Growth habits of Vinca

One major characteristic of Vinca's growth is that it is both heat-tolerant and cold-tolerant. Vinca likes warm and humid environments, likes light and can also tolerate shade. A semi-shaded environment is the best place for its growth. It avoids exposure to scorching sun.

Vinca likes to grow in deep, fertile and moist soil, and requires good soil drainage, but it cannot use slightly alkaline, compacted, poorly aerated clay soil.

Vinca avoids dampness and fears waterlogging, so watering must be strictly controlled, but during the growing period water and fertilizer must be sufficient. During the growing period, apply fertilizer once every half month, and apply phosphorus fertilizer and potassium fertilizer 2-3 more times.

Propagation methods of Vinca

Vinca is mostly propagated by division and cuttings, and can also be propagated by layering, sowing and tissue culture.