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Wooden pergola for periwinkle from Madagascar

mapgoogl1.0YLL3MuYnmapgoogl1.0YLL3MuYn Posts: 2
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Hi, my wife fell in love with this type of periwinkle from Madagascar:

https://youtu.be/OmkzUGWyIFI

I would like to make a small wooden pergola on which to grow the plant.
Does anyone have any project ideas for this kynd of plant?

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Will it grow where you live? 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • mapgoogl1.0YLL3MuYnmapgoogl1.0YLL3MuYn Posts: 2
    edited September 2021
    Yes. Of course.  The area of the garden is 50 square feet. The area under the pergola should be used to relax and read a good book. Thanks for your help.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    That video lasts 5 hours!   :o

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I'm slightly suspicious of this [ ;) ]  but there are plenty of 'off the peg' pergolas for sale in most countries.....
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I'm not going to watch a long video, but if it's this one https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/98105/Catharanthus-roseus/Details, it's not a climber and isn't tall enough to grow over a pergola, and it isn't winter-hardy in most of the UK (needs a minimum of 5-10 degrees C). Of course, the OP may live in a warmer climate than ours. - he/she didn't say.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    I used to grow them in Greece...they indeed don't need a pergola...but I think they just want more clicks on the video 😂
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I'm constantly weeding out periwinkle. And it's not even pink. It's a nice blue
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    I agree with Jenny...Catharanthus roseus.
    A  tender  dwarf shrub.
    Not a climber.

    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
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