Pink Bifta Seeds - Local (Catharanthus roseus)

Common name: Vinca flower - Pink Bifta Scientific name: Catharanthus roseus Other names: Alonka - Bright eyes - Pink sea snail Vinca or Bifta is considered one of the strongest outdoor resistant plants, belonging to the Apocynaceae family and therefore toxic, evergreen, and long-lived. Its branched stems reach up to 80 cm in height. Its leaves are thick, green, and oval-shaped. It is considered an easy-to-propagate plant and resistant to insects. It has been successfully cultivated in the central region of Saudi Arabia, where it spreads densely in gardens because it tolerates hot and dry weather. Vinca flower or Bifta: The flowers have five star-shaped, flat petals in pink color, arranged in opposite pairs, measuring between 2.5 cm and 3.5 cm, and bloom most days of the year. Vinca or Bifta seeds: The seeds come inside small pods about 3 cm in size, and are small, black, oval-shaped. Propagation season: In spring and late winter, and it can also be cultivated year-round in protected agricultural environments, enclosed or plastic places where temperature can be controlled, sunlight reaches the plant, or where adequate lighting is available. Suitable climate and soil for growing Vinca or Bifta: Bifta is resistant to frost and extreme heat, prefers sunny locations, tolerates moderate salinity and drought. It does not require much watering except during very hot days in summer, when it needs daily watering. It grows in most soil types. How to cultivate Vinca or Bifta: It propagates easily through seeds planted at a depth of 1 cm from the soil surface. It can be fertilized with organic fertilizer at least once during flowering. It does not require much care. Its benefits and uses: Used to beautify gardens and decorate empty spaces in agricultural beds, and it also has some medicinal uses. Original habitat: Its native regions are Brazil, Madagascar, Southeast Asia, from where it spread to many parts of the world.