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Apocynaceae
CATHARANTHUS roseus( NIRVANA® CASCADE MAGENTA, NIRVANA® SERIES)
Madagascar Periwinkle, Nirvana® Cascade Magenta Vinca, Vinca
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Nirvana Cascade® Magenta vinca is a compact sprawling, fungus-resistant tropical evergreen shrub that is grown as a tender perennial or bedding annual in temperate climates. Highly heat and drought tolerant, this selection is everblooming and bears large, showy, circular deep magenta-fuchsia flowers. It also tolerates high humidity during hot, rainy summers, resisting leaf and flower rot problems.
Plant this tough, sun-loving ornamental in beds, borders or containers and in butterfly and seaside gardens. In tropical regions it can be planted in mixed shrub borders or along a building foundation. Madagascar periwinkle dislikes "wet feet" and will suffer from root rot in poorly drained soils. It has a tendency to reseed itself, potentially becoming invasive in warm regions with light soils. Do not overwater this plant.
12 - 1
9 - 15
H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Tender Perennial
Full Sun, Partial Sun
12"-14" / 30.5cm - 35.6cm
12"-16" / 30.5cm - 40.6cm
Indeterminate
Hybrid Origin, Madagascar
Neutral, Alkaline
Well Drained
Clay, Loam
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Fast
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
Cushion/Mound-forming
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Showy
White, Red, Pink, Magenta, Rose, Burgundy, Lavender
Dark Green
Tan, Sandy Brown
No
Single
Yes
Medium
Glossy
Smooth
Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Sometimes
Butterflies
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