Common Names: Periwinkle, Madagascar Periwinkle, Cape Periwinkle, Rose Periwinkle, Rosy Periwinkle, Old-Maid, Vinca
Species: Catharanthus roseus
Family: APOCYNACEAE
A pretty, pink cultivar of Catharanthus roseus growing in my garden. I actually thought this was one of the more vigorous (and more weedy) purple-pink varieties before it flowered and accidentally pulled it. After working out my mistake I replanted it and it seems to have finally taken off again, a testament to the hardiness of this plant. They'll grow as perennials here in Brisbane, Australia, although they'll need to be heavily pruned and allowed to re-shoot when they become too leggy. My apologies for the out of focus flowers here, I'll have to get around to taking another photo when it flowers again.
