Create a beautiful garden landscape with periwinkle flowers and very simple propagation

Catharanthus roseus is an ornamental and medicinal plant, used to treat cancer. It is classified as a semi-shrub and can grow up to about 100 cm tall. It has shiny dark green leaves arranged in opposite pairs. The leaves are oval to oblong, 2.5 – 9.0 cm long and 1.0 – 3.5 cm broad, with a light green midrib and a short petiole about 1.0 – 1.8 cm long. The bloom has 5 petals with a basal tube about 2.5 – 3 cm long. The plant blossoms throughout the year. The five-petaled blossoms are typically rose pink, but there are many cultivars with pink, red, purple and white flowers. The pink and the white assortments are grown for its medicinal value. The fruit is a pair of follicles, 2 – 4 cm long and 3 mm broad. Scientific Name: Catharanthus roseus Common Names: Madagascar periwinkle, Rose periwinkle, Rosy periwinkle, Vinca, Cape periwinkle. Synonyms: Vinca rosea, Ammocallis rosea, Lochnera rosea. Light: The Rose periwinkle plant does best in full sun to partial