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Mediterranean XP vinca seeds grow one of summer's most exciting bedding, trailing, and hanging plants. Mediterranean XP seeds promise your home or garden elegant bicolored vincas with sharp, contrasting petals of either white, strawberry, rose halo, polka dot, or mixed. Mediterranean XP vinca seeds are perfect for growing in shaded porches, window sills, or for adding color around the base of a leafy summertime deciduous tree. 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