HN 1Gal Vinca minor 'Bowles'

Vinca minor, or Periwinkle, is an herbaceous perennial evergreen ground cover from Europe with blue-lavender flowers in spring and early summer. It will rebloom intermittantly throughout the year. Excellent as a ground cover for large natural areas and around trees, but it can become weedy. The vine spreads by rooting at the nodes. It has a more manicured look than V. major; with luxurious foliage and dainty blue-purple flowers.

The plant tolerates close to full shade, but prefers full or partial sun (although it can tend to yellow in full sun and high heat) and moist, organic soils. When using as a groundcover, plant 8 inches apart for quick cover of smaller areas and 12 to 18 inches apart for large areas.