Pacific Crest Groundcovers

VINCA minor

Dwarf Periwinkle

CULTIVARS

Vinca minor 'Alba' – White flowers with small rounded leaves.

Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea' – Dark purple flowers give this vinca a spectacular show in the spring.

Vinca minor 'Bowlesii' Bowles Blue Vinca – This is probably the best selection of vinca minor, with intense blue flowers that are larger than the species. It flowers throughout the growing season after its main burst of flowers in the spring.

Vinca minor 'Golden' Golden Variegated Vinca – Variegated yellow and white foliage with showy white flowers in spring.

Vinca minor 'Miss Gertrude Jeykll' – This variety has small white flowers with petite dark green leaves. Miss Jeykll grows closer to the ground than other varieties.

Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert' Ralph Shugert Vinca – This vinca has deep glossy green leaves that are trimmed with a thin edge of white. The flowers are similar to Vinca Bowles.

Vinca minor 'Sterling Silver' Sterling Silver Variegated Vinca – This variegated vinca has light green leaves with white margins. In the spring, when this variety is flowering the contrast of the blue flowers against the variegated foliage is most striking.

CULTIVATION

Vincas prefer a fertile, rich loamy soil with good drainage. A soil ph of neutral to slighly acidic is preferable. Summer drought will normally not hurt vinca, but they will benefit from an ocassional deep soaking. Vincas will do well in either a shaded location or full sun. If mowed in the fall they will rejuvenate and thicken the next season.

USES

Vincas can be used to cover small to large areas. They can be used as edging along walkways, as an underplanting in a shrub border, or to cover a large area. Once established they will effectively compete with weeds to eliminate them.

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