Catharanthus roseus
29 February 2008, Flower
You know this flower as Madagascar periwinkle or rose periwinkle. Catharanthus roseus is the botanical name for this flower. Here, in Indonesia, we call this flower as tapak dara.
Wikipedia wrote that the extract have been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat numerous diseases like diabetes, malaria and Hodgkin’s disease.
This plant is easy to grow and need no extra care like fertilizer or something else - just enough water. Just plant it on the ground and they will spread their self wildly.
I only have two color of this madagascar periwinkle, which is rose pink and white. Still have no luck to see the red and purple one.
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