Botanical Name: Catharanthus roseus ‘Cora® Cascade White’

Common Name: Trailing Vinca, Annual Vinca

Hardiness Zone: Grown as an Annual in All Climates

Size: 6–10" Tall × 18–24" Spread

Growth Habit: Trailing, Spreading, Well-Branched

Sunlight: Full Sun

Soil: Well-Drained Soil

Water Needs: Low to Moderate; Drought Tolerant Once Established

Bloom Season: Late Spring through Frost

Fertilizer: Light, Regular Feeding for Best Performance

Features: Pure White Blooms, Trailing Growth Habit, Exceptional Heat Tolerance, Strong Disease Resistance, Continuous Flowering

Uses: Hanging Baskets, Containers, Window Boxes, Raised Beds, Edging, Spiller Plantings

Patent: ✔ Patented

Propagation: ❌ Propagation Prohibited Without License

More About Vinca ‘Cora® Cascade White’

Vinca ‘Cora® Cascade White’ is a high-performance trailing annual vinca bred for consistent flowering in hot, humid summer conditions. Its crisp white blooms provide a clean, versatile look that pairs easily with bold or colorful companion plants.

Unlike upright bedding vincas, this variety spreads and cascades naturally, making it especially effective as a spiller in mixed containers and hanging baskets. Flowers remain fresh and abundant throughout the season.

Why We Like It (Our Trials)

In trials, ‘Cora® Cascade White’ delivered outstanding durability, maintaining strong bloom coverage through heat stress, dry periods, and heavy rainfall. Foliage stayed clean with excellent resistance to common vinca diseases. We value it as a go-to white spiller for summer containers where consistency and low maintenance are essential.

Cora® Cascade White vs. Other Vinca

Cora® Cascade White stands out in the Cora® Series as the most versatile trailing neutral, pairing easily with nearly any companion plant. Compared to Cora® Cascade XDR Punch, it offers contrast rather than saturation. Against Cora® White, it shifts from structure to movement, providing abundant cascading blooms instead. The appeal of Cora® Cascade White lies in its brightness without visual noise, making it a reliable supporting player in container design.

Cascade White gives up height in favor of graceful movement, while Titan™ Series of Vinca is bred for upright presence and bold structure, while Cascade White focuses on flow and visual balance. Titan™ Pure White is offers more dominant blooms but without any trailing habit, the overall effect is cleaner and lighter with Cascade White, rather than bold and architectural. I use Cora® Cascade White when I want containers to feel lighter and more balanced.