rose periwinkle

Grow under glass in a loam-based potting compost with full light and good ventilation. When in growth water moderately and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly. Water sparingly in winter. Can be grown outdoors as summer bedding in most moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soils

No pruning required

Propagate by seed sown in early spring at 13 to 18°C, or by softwood cuttings in late spring or semi-hardwood cuttings in summer

Glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly may be a problem

Generally disease free