(Madagascar Periwinkle)

Vinca in the Sunstorm® Series are large-flowered, compact and tolerant of both hot and cool growing conditions. These Syngenta introductions are very high-performing and come in lots of bright, fun colors.

Vinca, or Madagascar periwinkle, is a bushy tender perennial shrub that delights with many colorful, radial flowers that appear all season long. As its common name suggests, it’s native to Madagascar, a tropical island off the southeastern coast of Africa. Not surprisingly, this popular...

(Madagascar Periwinkle, Titan Periwinkle, Titan Vinca, Vinca)

Members of the Titan series have neat mounded habits, are large and heavy-flowering, and vigorous. The series is offered by Ball Horticultural Company and comes in a wide array of colors.

Vinca, or Madagascar periwinkle, is a tropical evergreen shrub that is grown as a tender annual or perennial in temperate climates. It is a highly heat and drought tolerant ornamental that blooms continuously and bears large, radial five-petaled blooms of red, pink, lilac, burgundy, magenta, purple or white...

(Madagascar Periwinkle, Tutti Frutti Periwinkle, Tutti Frutti Vinca, Vinca)

Tutti Frutti Series vinca bear large, radial, five-petaled flowers in tropical shades of pink, peach, apricot, white and coral, most with a red or white blotch in the center called an eye. Vinca, or Madagascar periwinkle, is a bushy tender perennial shrub that delights with many colorful, radial flowers that appear all season long. As its common name suggests, it’s native to Madagascar, a tropical island off the southeastern coast of Africa. Not surprisingly, this popular bedding plant is both heat...

(Madagascar Periwinkle, Victory Periwinkle, Victory Vinca, Vinca)

The colorful vinca in the Victory Series are compact, heavy flowering and have good branching habits. The plants also exhibit excellent heat and disease resistance.

Vinca, or Madagascar periwinkle, is a bushy tender perennial shrub that delights with many colorful, radial flowers that appear all season long. As its common name suggests, it’s native to Madagascar, a tropical island off the southeastern coast of Africa. Not surprisingly, this popular bedding plant is both heat and drought tolerant,...

(Madagascar Periwinkle, Viper Madagascar Periwinkle)

The relatively tall, large-flowered vinca in the Viper Series were developed by British breeders at FloraNova. They are early flowering and have good tolerance to the intense summer heat and dry soil as well as cooler, moister growing conditions.

Vinca, or Madagascar periwinkle, is a bushy tender perennial shrub that delights with many colorful, radial flowers that appear all season long. As its common name suggests, it’s native to Madagascar, a tropical island off the southeastern coast of...

(California Lilac)

Long before these California natives caught on out west, the English developed ‘Cascade’ in 1938, the first hybrid suited to the rainy, cool climate of Great Britain. It is believed to have come from Ceanothus thyrsifolius, which shares an enormous range from Santa Barbara to Oregon. This upright shrub produces small dark glossy green leaves with a unique wrinkled surface.

‘Cascade’ blooms heavily mid to late spring with clusters of tiny blue flowers at the branch tips. Due to the...

(California Lilac, Concha Wild Lilac, Wild Lilac)

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(California Lilac, Joyce Coulter Wild Lilac, Wild Lilac)

Intense cobalt blue color and evergreen compact form make this shrub one of the finest varieties of California lilac for gardens. ‘Concha’ may indeed be the most heavily flowered hybrids. It was discovered among seedlings of coastal Santa Barbara lilac, Ceanothus impressus crossed with Ceanothus papillosus var. roweanus. Wider than it is tall, this low branching shrub produces small dark glossy green leaves with a unique wrinkled surface.

‘Concha’ blooms heavily mid to late...

(California Lilac, Ray Hartman Wild Lilac, Wild Lilac)

California lilac is a fantastic large, evergreen shrub that can be trained into a small tree. It grows very quickly forms a large mound with arching branches. The heavy flowering cultivar,'Ray Hartman', is a vigorous hybrid that's a cross between Ceanothus griseus and C. arboreus.

The glossy, dark green leaves of this selection have deep, conspicuous surface veins. Lots of showy, elongated clusters of light blue flowers appear in mid to late spring. Butterflies love the beautiful...

(California Lilac, Santa Barbara Ceanothus, Victoria Wild Lilac, Wild Lilac)

A drought-tolerant hybrid California lilac, 'Victoria' produces lots of alluring blue flowers in early summer. It has dense, evergreen foliage and an appealing bushy habit. Some speculate that this cultivar is synonymous with Ceanothus 'Skylark.'

The glossy, dark green leaves of this selection have deep, conspicuous surface veins. Lots of showy, elongated clusters of sky blue flowers appear in mid to late spring. Butterflies love the beautiful blooms.

For best results, grow 'Victoria'...