Vinca Tattoo Papaya
Artistic vinca with soft papaya-toned petals marked by dark ink-like brush strokes. Outstanding in hot, sunny conditions.
How to Grow Vinca Tattoo Papaya
Push seeds 3mm deep. Don’t start until daytime feels properly hot and nights are warm. Vinca is tropical.
more ›Container: Egg trays or small cups with holes. Not big pots.
Keep in indirect light, mist daily. Sprouts in 7-14 days.
more ›Then move to 4-5 hrs morning sun or 2-3 hrs evening sun. Increase over a week.
Move at 2-3 true leaf sets. Do it in the evening or on a cloudy day.
more ›That's a 1 : 1 : 0.25 ratio. Mix well, fill pot, water, then transplant.
Watering: Let soil dry between waterings. This plant HATES wet feet. Soggy soil = dead vinca.
more ›Flowers in about 10-11 weeks from sowing.
Wait for warm weather. Cold + wet = dead vinca. When in doubt, wait another week.
About this seed
Vinca Tattoo Papaya is unlike any vinca you've seen before. Each flower features soft orangesicle-toned petals with dramatic dark purple brush strokes radiating from an inky centre eye, creating a truly artistic, hand-painted effect. The upright, well-branched plants are very floriferous and perform outstandingly in hot, sunny conditions where many other flowers fade. Colours lighten with higher temperatures and light, and appear darker in cooler conditions - so the look shifts subtly through the seasons. Tattoo is a novel variety that stops people in their tracks.