Vinca Blackberry Color Pack of 10 seeds imported

Vinca Blackberry Scientific Name : Catharanthus roseus

Common Name : Upright Vinca

Blooming Season : Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer

Plant Habit : Upright

Spacing : 10 – 12″ (25 – 30cm)

Height : 14 – 16″ (36 – 41cm)

Width : 10 – 12″ (25 – 30cm)

Exposure : Sun

Vinca Blackberry Grower Information :
Seed supplied as: Raw.
Plug crop time: 5 weeks
Transplant to finish: 5 to 6 weeks

• Makes high-impact, all-season shows in Summer gardens and large planters.
• Bold colours show well at retail – ideal for patriotic red, white and blue combos.
• Durable and heat-tolerant for Summer-long performance.

inca has never looked so regal! These velvety blooms sport shades of purple so dark they look black in some settings. Totally unlike any other variety, Jams ‘N Jellies Blackberry is a whole new look for humble Periwinkle — and you’re going to love it!

Winner of a 2012 All-America Selection Flower award, Jams ‘N Jellies Blackberry is an exceptionally vigorous, attractive Vinca. The dark hues stand out brilliantly against tiny white eyes on these 2-inch blooms, which begin in early summer and continue until frost.

The foliage is handsome as well. Bright green, lush, and glossy, it offers the perfect backdrop for the charcoal hues. And because Jams ‘N Jellies Blackberry is quite tolerant of heat and drought, both the flowers and the foliage remains fresh and vibrant even during the dog days of August.

This plant is compact but well-branched and bushy, reaching 10 to 14 inches high and 10 to 12 inches wide. An annual, it is ideal for sunny to partly shaded (in warmer climates) beds as well as containers. Very low-maintenance and easy to care for, it blooms in waves for many months.

Give this award-winner a try this season! Starting the seed is easy: begin about 11 weeks before the last scheduled frost in your area. Pop the seeds into the Bio Dome with the dome kept on (humidity should be as high as possible). They will germinate super-quick — 3 to 5 days is standard when they’re kept at a temperature of 75 to 78 degrees F. Then grow them on with the dome removed at anywhere from 65 to 75 degrees. By the time they’re about 5 weeks old, they’ll need to be potted up. Keep them indoors under grow lights or in a sunny window for an additional 5 to 6 weeks, then transplant after all danger of frost is past. You’re going to love the velvety va-va-va-voom of this Vinca! Pkt is 20 seeds.

• How to Grow Catharanthus: 
  Spacing: Plant 12 inches apart in full sun to part shade in an average, well-drained garden soil

  Temperature:  For best results, grow in a hot, sunny climate

  Soil: Keep the soil evenly moist and feed moderately. Do NOT over water the plants

  Additional Information: No pinching is required. Heat and drought tolerant; grow as a perennial in Zones 9-10

  Appearance and Use:
  Periwinkle, or Vinca is often used as a ground cover, in beds and borders, or as a container plant. Plants, 4-18 inches tall, can be bushy and well-branched to spreadingmounds. Rounded, 11/2- inch to 2- inch blooms of white, pink, crimson, and lavender with overlapping petals are borne from summer till frost. The glossy, dark green foliage is 1-2 inches long, and oblong on this upright and spreading plant

  About Catharanthus:
  Pronunciation:  kath-å-ran’-thus
  Lifecycle:  Annual
  Origination: Apocynaceae; native to Africa and Southwest Asia
  Common Names:Periwinkle and Vinca