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Apocynaceae
Blue periwinkle
Vinca major
Also known as Creeping myrtle, Vinca, Common periwinkle, Vinca grandiflora
Native Plants · Periwinkle · Vinca · Groundcover · Shade · Trailing · Blue Flowers · Evergreen · Erosion Control · Spreading · Perennial
Blue periwinkle is a vigorous trailing groundcover that performs well in partial to full shade with average moisture. It spreads readily to fill bare areas under trees or on slopes, making it an excellent low-maintenance solution for erosion control. Trim back occasionally to keep growth contained, as it can spread aggressively in mild climates.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil slightly moist; allow the top inch to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Chatham Is., Chile Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Corse, Costa Rica
- Attracts
- Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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