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Combine them with heat-loving annuals like the white flowering vinca pictured here for seasonal color.—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 May 2026 The perfect addition to low-maintenance plantings, annual vinca doesn't require deadheading, tolerates some neglect, and often recovers from drought.—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026 Also known as periwinkle, vinca (Vinca minor) has glossy, evergreen foliage and purple or white flowers in spring.—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026 Soiree Kawaii is a series of annual vinca (Catharanthus hybrid) flowers, between 1-2 inches in diameter, that grow into a one-foot mound and flower all summer.—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for vinca
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New Latin, short for Latin vincapervinca periwinkle