Profile
Common Periwinkle (Vinca)
Vinca minor
Evergreen Shrub
Height |
0 - 1 (feet) |
|---|---|
Spread |
3 - 6 (feet) |
Distinctions |
Low growing, spreading groundcover; lavender blue flowers; glossy dark green leaves; pale green stems root at leaf nodes. |
Limitations |
Needs snow cover to survive winters in Zone 3. |
Hardiness |
SC, SE (Zone 4) |
Origin |
Europe and western Asia |
Cultivars |
‘Alba’ White flowers. |
Invasive Potential |
May spread invasiveness unknown - Monitor plantings for spread |
