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Posted 1w ago by @HeartyGollum42

Hello, questions for my vincas/periwinkles planters out t...

Hello, questions for my vincas/periwinkles planters out there.

I used to have 3 small vincas stems in the pot that is shared with 2 other plants (photo below) and they were doing fine. We have a heat wave here in Southern California just last week and 2 of them started to look wilted. They did not perked up like they usually do after watering so I quarantined them in a more still bright but shady spot as I suspect they are heat stress. But after 2 days they still look the same if not sadder :(

While the one in the β€œmain” pot was doing fine, until this afternoon when it started to look wilted like the others as well even after watering so any tips is greatly appreciated!!!

*last pic is how they used to look like
#Vinca #wiltedplant flower">#Periwinkleflower #periwinkle
8” pot with drainage
Last watered 4 weeks ago
I would leave the stand alone vincas on standing water constantly until they recover - may take a week. Dead heading will help but I know that's hard. I'm in Phoenix and I water mine 3 times a day sometimes but I've kept all 6 pots alive all summer which is first with this trick. I'm determined
If you can do that safely with the larger planter I would as well. Watering from bottom is pretty safe for all those plants imo