Vinca Minor

Vinca Minor is an excellent ground cover plant that can quickly spread and create a thick carpet of greenery. It is ideal for planting in areas where other plants may struggle to grow, such as under trees or shaded areas. The perennial, known as the common periwinkle or the evergreen, is a popular evergreen ground cover plant used in landscaping for its attractive foliage and purple-blue flowers.

Vinca Minor's Benefits

The low-growing perennial helps to hold soil in place and prevent erosion. It is often used on slopes or hillsides to stabilize the soil and prevent landslides. Weed control: The dense growth of it can help smother weeds and prevent their development, making it an effective weed control solution.

Edging: Its low-growing habit makes it ideal for edging pathways, driveways, and garden beds. It can create a neat, tidy border that is easy to maintain. Container planting: it can also be grown in containers and used as a trailing plant in hanging baskets or as a filler plant in mixed container gardens.

This Perennial Is Also Known as Periwinkle

It is native to the eastern parts of the United States. In spring, a 1-2 inch 5-petal lavender blue flower blooms on the dark green ground cover. The vine is a trailing vine with opposite thick elliptical leaves.

It can have a solid dark green or variegated leaf color. Variegated means a leaf has different colors and not one solid color. It is Hardy Zones 4-8 and is the origin of Europe. It is adaptable to most pH levels. It prefers shade.

It can tolerate deep shade in partially sunny locations but not in hot, full-sun areas. Due to its thick leaves, it can tolerate drought. It is like well-drained compost-rich woodland soil. It can spread from the rhizomes to cover areas medium to fast.

It is 3-6 inches tall and spreads 1-2 feet, but it can spread further if the soil is soft and rich. It provides a thick ground cover in shadier areas where soil erosion problems exist. It is easy to propagate and add to other gardens.

Uses in Homes

Homeowners use it for hard-to-maintain areas. It adds an attractive appeal to the base of trees and around rocks. Patio pavers beneath a wrought iron bench will provide a place to sit. Surround it with short walls covered in Periwinkle.

It will slightly cover the edges of the walls and remain in the new garden area. To complete a beautiful shade garden, add statues and planters full of bright-colored flowers.

It is a hardy, low-growing, woody perennial with small dark green leaves and violet-blue or white flowers.

 It Spreads Quickly in Most Areas

Vinca Minor grows quickly by rooting itself along the ground but can also be grown from seed.

It grows as an evergreen ground cover in shady forest areas and full sun, where it blooms more profusely.

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Planting bare-root perennials is best in any season if they are dormant; we only sell dormant plants. Planting them year-round is also excellent if you can get dormant perennials. When your bare-root perennials arrive, soak the roots in water for a few hours to rehydrate them. Lant by digging a hole wide enough to spread the roots comfortably and deep enough to place the top portion crown (where the roots meet the stem) at or slightly above ground level. Position the plant in the hole, backfill with native soil, and gently firm the soil around the roots—water well after planting to settle the soil around the plant and eliminate air. Apply a 2-3 inch layer of mulch to keep weeds at bay and moisture locked in, keeping the mulch away from the crown. Irrigate plants regularly during the first few weeks of drought; never water in full sun, and water late in the evenings to ensure the roots are established well. Fertilize sparingly in the first year, using a balanced, slow-release fertilizer in subsequent years as needed.

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