Fight the winter blues with Vinca
Blooming Vinca in the top photo, located in a bay window that faces south and west; Above, several Vinca plants in a big planter that also contains a palm tree. Visitors to my home in rural Scott County can't miss the number of plants inside during this frigid winter weather. The porch plants include a huge sanseveria and palm tree, coleus which is rooting in three separate vases, begonias I couldn't bear to kill, a hosta seedling and ... Vinca. For the first time I have overwintered several white Vincas with pink centers. I have a separate Vinca now in a Valentine's Day planter, and 3-4 planted with the giant palm tree. They are doing just fine, so far. Formally called Catharanthus roseus, Vinca is grown as an annual plant in this part of the country. Vinca is also known as periwinkle, and comes in a variety of colors. The greens on the plants are evergreen, and the small flowers emerge in the spring and summer. The Vinca in our house do demand regu...