How to Care for Madagascar Periwinkle

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Purchase a plant from the local nursery or garden centre.

   Alternatively, grow the plant from seed in spring to obtain really good flowering plants.
   
   This plant can also be propagated by cuttings.
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   Step 2: Use a soil-based compost in the pot.

   , A sunny windowsill is ideal or a south-facing room (northern hemisphere) or a north-facing room (southern hemisphere).
   
   Avoid growing the plant in conditions under 10ºC. , Don't over-water or water log it though; the soil should be evenly moist and well draining.
   
   Mist the foliage regularly if the humidity is below 50 percent and use a pebble tray to stand the plant on. , Use a general liquid fertiliser. , It's not likely to provide as good a show of flowers the next year that it is grown unless you feed and water it regularly.
   
   If keeping, repot it in the spring.
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   Step 3: Place the Madagascar periwinkle in bright light or direct sunlight.

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   Step 4: Water regularly.

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   Step 5: Feed every 14 days from early spring to autumn (fall).

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   Step 6: Consider whether to overwinter it or to treat it as an annual.

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