Periwinkle garden

Vinca minor (Lesser Periwinkle) is a vigorous, evergreen mat-forming perennial with glossy dark green leaves and large lavender 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 suppressing weeds, this vigorous periwinkle is one of the…

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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.

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P E R I W I N K L E (V I N C A) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Periwinkle (Vinca) Is the name of about a dozen...

Syracuse. A cool pool of green ground cover. ( Periwinkle, a.k.a. vinca)

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