Catharanthus roseus/Catharanthus. Apocynaceae. Gentianales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Madagascar periwinkle *’Periwinkle’ comes from its appearance and former classification. *Flower strongly resemble traditional European periwinkles. Native to/the island nation of Madagascar Symbolism/Resilience. Everlasting Love. Remembrance. Hope *White/Purity. Peace. New beginnings *Genus of 8 species of annuals and perennials *It has stiff but slightly untidy stems and opposite, oblong-ovate, glossy, mid-dark green leaves, to 2in(5cm)long. *French colonial administrator Etienne de Flacourt(1607-1660) described this flower during his time in Madagascar(1648-1655). *’Cantharanthus’ came from two Greek words, ‘Kantharos’ meaning “pure, clean’ and ‘Anthos’ meaning “flower”. ‘Roseus’ came from a Latin word meaning “rose-colored”. Photographed 9/4 9:12am 2026 Posted 9/7(Monday) 11:57am 2026
Good mornevening, Yuming !🌅🌃 Yesterday was Labor Day, which is a national holiday in America.🇺🇸💦 The Madagascar periwinkle you posted has a rare blue-violet color. It is a cool and calming color.📱💜🌿👌 As you mentioned, 'roseus' in the scientific name of Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) means 'rose-colored' in Latin, which translates to 'rose' in English🇬🇧.🌹 This flower was named after the rose because it comes in a wide variety of colors, just like roses do.😄🌺🌼🏵️🌸✌️ I also posted a light(薄い) pink Madagascar periwinkle on GS the other day on August 18th.📸🌸🌿😊 By the way, the African balsam that I posted on GS on August 20th looks similar in shape to a Madagascar periwinkle, but it is a deep(濃い) pink color.📸🩷🌿😳 🎶あ〜 あたしの濃いわ〜 南の風に乗って走るわ〜🎶🎤👩💃🤭 Maido, Ari ! 🙇🏝️🌊🏄♀️💦🌞✌️
p.s Today(9/9) is "Choyo no Sekku: 重陽の節句" (the Double Ninth Festival) in Japan🇯🇵. We wish for health and longevity by drinking sake with chrysanthemum petals. Cheers !🥂😋
@ラスカル Good morning! Thank you for a message. I was walking 🚶🏻♀️ ~ teku teku ~ I saw this flower was beside the road. There were some. Lucky day! How are you? I saw your photos and comments. I know~ there lots of natural disasters in the world 🌎. Scared 😱 us! Still we will go for a good day! 😊😊
@花散歩 Good morning! Thank you for a message. How is the weather at your place? I hope it’s getting better ~ one rainy , one cooler~. It’s autumn. Let’s have a good day together! with smile 😊
@yukio Good morning! Thank you for a message. Yes. I wake up 4:00am~ get up 5:00am and I go to the club at 6:00am. I swim for 75 minutes. And I do speed walk 3.49km for ~29~ minutes. I have stopwatch ⏱️! We will have a nice day! with smile 😊
@ニュージェッカー Good morning! Thank you for a message. I know…lots of friends say ☔️days. It’s the season changing time. Summer > autumn 🍂 We will have a good Autumn time. Have a great day! with smile 😊
@ゆうさん Good morning! Thank you for a message. This flower is loved by everyone. There are lots of colors. Enjoyable We will have a nice day together! with smile 😊
@ユミ Good morning! Thank you for a message. I know…it’s humid. Mosquitoes 🦟 like this climate. Wear a thin jacket and pants with gloves to go to your garden. My place, mosquitoes can not live because it’s too dry. Lucky! Let’s go for a good day! with smile 😊
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your message ! 😢😄 Today's September 9th is known as "Choyo no Sekku: 重陽の節句" in Japan🇯🇵, which translates to the Double Ninth Festival.🏵️🥃😋 It is also called the Chrysanthemum Festival: 菊のお祭り.🤔🤗👌 On September 9, 1975, a satellite launched from Tanegashima, Japan🇯🇵, was named "Kiku-1" after the "Chrysanthemum Festival" (Kiku no Sekku).🛰️🧞🏵️😄 And Japan's🇯🇵 current weather satellites are named "Himawari".🛰️🌻☀️☁️☔️👁️ Hoitara-ne.🌞✌️
@花散歩 Good morning! Thank you for a message. I know~ lots of GS friends talked about bad weather with rain. I hope ~ it will be ok~ Have a nice day! with smile 😊
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Thank you for a message. I walked ~ I saw this lady was nice looking beside the road. I was with her for a while. One day~ lucky day. Another day ~(SUKA)😌nothing! Nice day together! 😊
@yukio Good morning! Thank you for a message. Yes. I did when I was teenager. I like it. When I was junior high, sports activities, I selected basketball 🏀 or Volleyball 🏐. And takkyu. I was a spots girl. 😀today I am a spots senior. How about yourself? You do some sports? Have a good day! with smile 😊
@かずちゃん Good morning! Thank you for a message. It’s raining ☔️ at lots of places. Your place will be ok! After the rain~ it will be cooler~. We in California, are waiting for rain ☔️. Let’s have a good day together! 😊
@太陽の塔 Thank you for the information. I enjoyed to read it. What are you going to today!? Take care of yourself. My life,here is /will be perfect. Have a great day! 😊😊
@ラスカル Good morning! Thank you for a message. That’s exactly right! We try to have a good day ~ no stress. 😊 I know~ you have been having a nice life! lovely. I will be with U. 💕
@yukio Good morning! Thank you for a message. Yukio san We here in California has no rain for some months. We are waiting for the rain. Different country has the different weather. We will have a good day! with smile 😊
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your message.😊 Today, September 10th, is Color Television Broadcasting Day in Japan.🇯🇵📺♥️💙💛😄👌 It originates from September 10, 1960, when regular color TV broadcasting started in Japan.🇯🇵📺🌈 When I was a child, we only had black-and-white TVs. When color broadcasting began, color programs were marked as "[Color]" in the newspaper TV listings.📰🧐👌 The first time I ever watched a color TV broadcast was when I was in elementary school, watching "Thunderbirds" at the house of my cram school teacher. I still vividly remember that Thunderbird 2 was deep green.🤔💚🌴🌴🌴🌊🌌🚀 Hoitara-ne. 🌞✌️💦
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Commonly called/Madagascar periwinkle
*’Periwinkle’ comes from its appearance and former classification.
*Flower strongly resemble traditional European periwinkles.
Native to/the island nation of Madagascar
Symbolism/Resilience. Everlasting Love. Remembrance. Hope
*White/Purity. Peace. New beginnings
*Genus of 8 species of annuals and perennials
*It has stiff but slightly untidy stems and opposite, oblong-ovate, glossy, mid-dark green leaves, to 2in(5cm)long.
*French colonial administrator Etienne de Flacourt(1607-1660) described this flower during his time in Madagascar(1648-1655).
*’Cantharanthus’ came from two Greek words, ‘Kantharos’ meaning “pure, clean’ and ‘Anthos’ meaning “flower”.
‘Roseus’ came from a Latin word meaning “rose-colored”.
Photographed 9/4 9:12am 2026
Posted 9/7(Monday) 11:57am 2026