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CATHARANTHUS 'Sakurai 01'(PINK ANGEL TUTU) PP18195
Hybrid Periwinkle, Pink Angel Tutu Vinca, Seedless Vinca
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Delighting with impatiens-like flowers atop a tough, heat and drought tolerant, low maintenance plant, the sterile (not producing seeds) Pink Angel Tutu vinca has ruffled rosy pink blossoms. A tropical evergreen shrub that is popularly grown as a tender annual, this is a compact sterile selection was developed in Japan and now licensed by and being distributed by PlantHaven, Inc.; it is only made through cuttings.
It blooms continuously and bears showy, radial, five-petaled blooms of rich rosy pink. The petals overlap and fold upwards, creating an uniquely frilly flower, almost wild rose-like. The leaves are a glossy dark green and clothe the compact but well-branched stems. If grown in frost-free areas the stems become woody and light brown, becoming a small shrub.
Hybrid vinca grows best in sites with full to partial sun and poor to fertile, friable, well-drained soils, including those near the seashore. This tough ornamental can be used as a bedding annual. In tropical regions, where it will become a mounded semi-woody shrub, it can be planted in mixed shrub borders or as a specimen or foundation plant. Be aware that 'Sakaurai 01' deteriorates and rots in poorly drained or very heavy soils and it will not produce seeds. This allows it to be used much more freely in tropical areas without the nuisance of re-seeding like other Madagascar periwinkles.
12 - 1
9 - 15
A1, A2, A3, 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
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
12"-18" / 30.5cm - 45.7cm
16"-22" / 40.6cm - 55.9cm
Indeterminate
Hybrid Origin, Madagascar
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Well Drained
Loam, Sand
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Fast
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant, Average Water
Cushion/Mound-forming
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Showy
Pink, Rose
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Sandy Brown
No
Single
Yes
Medium
Glossy
Smooth
Bedding Plant, Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Butterflies
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