Periwinkle garden ideas

Periwinkle is a great groundcover in the right place. Examples of spots it's harmless, and where it's potentially harmful.

Catharanthus roseus Common Name(s): Annual Vinca - Madagascar Periwinkle, Periwinkle, Rose Periwinkl, Running Myrtle Vinca

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Find Pugster Periwinkle Butterfly Bush (Buddleia 'SMNBDO') in Denver Arvada Wheat Ridge Golden Lakewood Colorado CO at Echter's Nursery & Garden Center (Summer Lilac)

About this item 100+ Mixed Rosea Vinca Periwinkle Seeds Dwarf Flower Balcony Perennail Garden The plant is traditionally considered as a potted perennial. Stems are 8'-15' (20-40 cm), with a five-petal flowers of regular shape, different colors, diameter up to 1' (3 cm). Grown by sowing seeds for seedlings in February and March, permanently transplanted in early summer on sunny areas. In recent times it is used in annual crop for processing floral arrangements, wide borders and flower beds.

Award-winning Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert' (Lesser Periwinkle) is an evergreen, trailing shrub with glossy dark green leaves adorned with narrow white edges, and large, bright violet-blue flowers from mid-spring to early summer. Borne over a long period, they continue to flower intermittently throughout summer into fall and are valuable for enlivening dark areas. The long, trailing stems root at the nodes as they go along the ground to form a dense carpet of rich foliage. Excellent for…

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Discover the beauty of ground cover plants with purple flowers for your garden. Low-maintenance and stunning, these purple flowering groundcovers like Creeping Phlox and Bugleweed add a pop of color effortlessly. Consider incorporating fast-growing options such as Vinca Minor (Lesser Periwinkle) to create a lush landscape full of lovely shades. Explore landscaping ideas with these beautiful ground cover plants to elevate the look of your outdoor space.

Common periwinkle (Vinca minor) is a trailing evergreen subshrub that forms large, dense colonies. Because of this quality, common periwinkle is commonly used in landscaping as a groundcover. It is a mildly toxic plant, but due to its pungent taste, it rarely gets ingested in amounts significant enough to cause toxic effects.