The Plants
Vinca minor
lesser periwinkle
£9.00
A striking, fast-spreading, ground-cover plant with dark green leaves and blue flowers on trailing shoots, from April to September.
Type
- Shrubs
Foliage: Evergreen
Hardiness: Hardy
Vigour: Fast growing
Uses
- Beds and borders
- Cottage style garden
- Slopes/banks
- Woodland area
- Containers
Special features
- Low maintenance
- Drought tolerant
- Evergreen
- Ground cover
Care instructions
Grow in any soil in full sun, partial or full shade. Can become invasive. Control growth by cutting back any unwanted shoots in spring.
Dimensions
Size: Small
Pot size: 2 litre
Eventual height: 15cm
Eventual spread: 90cm
Positions
- Light shade
- Sun
- Shade
Aspects
- South
- East
- West
- North
Soil types
- Sandy
- Normal
- Clay
Soil pH ranges
- Acid
- Neutral
- Alkaline
Special conditions
- Dry shade
- Exposed