Noun: Vinca rosea
- Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
"Madagascar Vinca rosea is grown both as an ornamental and for medicinal purposes";
- periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus
Type of: herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: Catharanthus, genus Catharanthus
Encyclopedia: Vinca rosea