Evergreen Periwinkle

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Evergreen Periwinkle
Apocynaceae Vinca Minor Bowles Vines - Evergreen (1 reviews)
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Shipping Information	Usually ships in 3 to 7 Business days Cannot ship to: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
Grows In	Zone 4A · -30° to -25° F through Zone 9A · 20° to 25° F
Sun Exposure	Full / Mostly Shade, Morning Sun / Evening Shade, Dappled Light / Filtered Sun
Soil Drainage	Well Drained
Resistent To	Deer Resistant, Drought, Insect, Disease, Heat
Blooms	Spring Blooms, Early Spring Blooms
Average Height	0' to 1'
Average Width	2' to 3'
Attracts	Visual Attention
Fragrances	None

Additional Information About Evergreen Periwinkle

Vinca Minor 'Bowles' is a fast growing groundcover plant that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 4A through 9A. It matures to an average height of 1 inch to 1 foot and an average width of 2 feet to 3 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. It prefers growing in a location that provides shade, morning sun with afternoon shade or filtered sun and grows best when planted in sand, loam, clay or silt soil that is well drained. It attracts visual attention and is resistant to deer, drought, insects, diseases and heat.

Bowles Vinca Minor can be useful in the landscape in mass plantings, in foundation plantings, in containers or planters, as a border or edger, around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas, under a shade tree, as a groundcover, between stepping stones and pavers, as a lawn substitute or in landscape beds or islands and also in rock or xeriscape gardens, theme gardens, cottage gardens or shade gardens.

More about Vinca Minor (Evergreen Periwinkle)...

Evergreen Periwinkle, Vinca minor, is a fast spreading groundcover with glossy, dark green foliage that is as attractive during winter as it is in summer. In early spring, the carpet of foliage becomes covered in pretty blue periwinkle flowers.

Evergreen Periwinkle is easy to grow in the right conditions. It will fill a space faster if grown in organic, moist, well-drained loamy soil, but it will also grow quite well in heavy clay as long as it gets adequate moisture. That being said, it will tolerate periods of dry weather. If the foliage begins to wilt during a long summer drought provide supplemental water. More flowers will be produced if the plants are growing in a spot that provides some morning sun or filtered light during the day. It will tolerate full sun in zones 3 to 6 but requires afternoon shade in zones 7-8. It must have all-day shade in zone 9.

Evergreen Periwinkle is great evergreen groundcover in shade gardens because deciduous plants like hosta lily, perennial ferns and others have no trouble popping right through it in spring. The vines are quite aggressive, and will quickly form a dense carpet, but do not climb, cover or choke out other plants in the garden.