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Red Vinca
Catharanthus roseus
Red Vinca blooms from June through October.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Red Vinca
Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. Expect it to reach about 12 in tall and 12 in wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year (not yet checked).
What this means
Written with AI assistance and not yet checked plant by plant against recorded sources, so treat every fact above as a starting point. Its scientific name was checked against botanical registries, an audit keeps its values consistent with the rest of the library, and a July 2026 review re-read the main facts of every plant then in the library against horticultural authorities without recording a source for each, which is why none of that counts as checked here. The source-by-source check is working through the whole library in the open, and a checked plant says so in this row.
When to plant Red Vinca
Wait until all danger of frost has passed, then plant out Red Vinca into warm soil; in most zones that means late spring. Planted then, it flowers from June to October.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Red Vinca get?
12 intall5 ft 7 inan adult12 inwideSee Red Vinca in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Red Vinca
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Red Vinca about 12 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Red Vinca to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Good to know about Red Vinca
Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note.
Safety
All parts are poisonous if eaten; the toxic principle is vinca alkaloids. ASPCA lists it toxic to dogs, cats and horses, with vomiting, seizures and worse. per ASPCA
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