Colored Bacta Seeds - Vinca - Alonka (Catharanthus roseus)

Common name: Vinca flower - Baftha Scientific name: Catharanthus roseus Other names: Alonka - Bright eyes - Pink sea snail Vinca or Baftha is considered one of the strongest resistant outdoor plants, belonging to the Apocynaceae family and therefore toxic, evergreen, and long-lived. Its branched stems reach up to 80 cm in height. Its thick green oval leaves are considered easy to propagate 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 or Baftha flower: The flowers have five star-shaped, flat petals in various colors, arranged in opposite pairs, measuring between 2.5 cm and 3.5 cm, blooming most days of the year. Vinca or Baftha seeds: The seeds are inside small pods about 3 cm in size, and are small black oval-shaped. Germination season: In spring and late winter, but it can 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 cultivating Vinca or Baftha: The Baftha plant is resistant to frost and extreme heat, prefers sunny locations, tolerates moderate salinity and drought. It does not require much watering except during the peak of summer, when it needs daily watering. It grows in most types of soil. How to cultivate Vinca or Baftha: 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 original habitats are Brazil, Madagascar, Southeast Asia, from where it spread to many parts of the world.