Growing Rosy Periwinkle Plants In My Garden

Sometime last year, I visited my friend in Taiping and I saw this beautiful deep pink flower under her porch. I have the same kind of plant but the colour of the flower is light purple. 

This plant is the Rosy Periwinkle or Madagascar Periwinkle plant.

Its scientific name is Catharanthus Roseus.

My friend gave me two stem cuttings and when I reached home, I quickly plant them in a small container with garden soil. 

I have re-potted them into a bigger pot and they have been flowering non-stop.

Rosy Periwinkle plant is easy to grow. I only feed it with fertilizer once in a while.

It loves the warm climate and grows well in well drained soil.

The leaves are oval shaped and green with white veins.

When any parts of the plants is brushed against, it gives out an unpleasant smell.

Rosy Periwinkle comes in various shades of deep pink, pink,

light purple, purple, white, and etc.

For Rosy Periwinkle to grow healthy, the soil should not be too wet.

Too much water or over watering will cause root rot and it will die.

It grows well under full sun or partial sun.

Recently another friend gave me some white and purple flowers periwinkle cuttings.

Propagating through stem cuttings for my friends.

A pair of seed pods inside the purple circle.

Propagation can be done through seeds.

Once the seed pod is matured, it will burst open and disperse the seeds.

Medicinal uses:
Information from the internet:-

• Traditionally, Rosy Periwinkle has been used by Madagascan healers to treat diabetes.
• It is claimed that extracts from Rosy Periwinkle contains anti-cancer properties.

Rosy Periwinkle is a fast growing plant with very little care.

The plant can be trimmed back to promote a bushier plant,

also to encourage more branches and more flowers.

The trimmed off stems can be used for further propagation of new plants.

Rosy Periwinkle is suitable for growing in containers, hanging pots, flower beds,

as borders and for landscapes.

Look, the winter is past, and the rains are over and gone.

The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come,

and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air.

(Song of Solomon 2:11-12, New Living Translation-NLT)