Vinca minor
Vinca
Located in the pharmacy garden along wall.
leaves opposite, evergreen, oblong or elliptic
leaves glossy deep green, .5" to 1" long
stems smooth, green, exude white sap when broken ...
Vinca minor
Common Periwinkle
Creeping evergreen ground cover, forming a dense tangled mat of long stems and elliptical leaves, rooting at intervals. Pale blue to purple flowers in spring. An aggressive grower, can be invasive.
Vinca minor
( Atropurpurea Common Periwinkle )
'Atropurpurea' bears large deep plum-purple flowers. This cultivar was first recorded in 1826.
USDA Plants Database
Vinca minor is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and may seed into the landscape. See a map of the states in which periwinkle has escaped (opens a new window).
#1014 Vinca minor
Common Names: common periwinkle, creeping myrtle, lesser periwinkle
Family: Apocynaceae (dogbane Family)
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Vinca minor
Periwinkle is a garden plant that escapes from cultivation. In this country, it apparently does not spread by seed -- only by expanding the size of its patch by its creeping stems.
Index- plants in this Family
Apocynaceae / Dogbane Periwinkle (Vinca minor)
Periwinkle is also known as Myrtle and Common Periwinkle. ...
Vinca minor Periwinkle
perennial, average care
created by chief cultivator
zones: 3a thru 8b ...
Vinca minor, also called Periwinkle but not to be confused with the annual flower that goes by the same name, is a member of the dogbane family and is one of the most widely used evergreen groundcovers for shaded gardens.
Vinca minor 'Illumination'
(Common periwinkle, creeping myrtle) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones:
1 ...
Vinca minor 'Illumination'
PERIWINKLE
Violas (Pansy)
Viola 'Penny Orange Jump Up'
PENNY ORANGE-JUMP-UP ...
Periwinkle (Vinca minor) is an excellent evergreen groundcover with dark green foliage. Oblong to ovate leaves are opposite, simple, ½ to 2 inches long, glossy, with a short petiole. They exude a milky juice when broken.
Periwinkle, Vinca minor, Perennial Groundcover for Shady Gardens
Periwinkle loves the shade, forms a thick mat, and bears blue flowers in spring. Learn more about this perennial evergreen groundcover for woodland gardens.
Hierba doncella - Vinca minor
Hierba dulce - Pimpinella anisum
Hierba el diablo - Nicotiana tabacum
Hierba estañera - Equisetum telmateia
Hierba estoque - Gladiolus paluster
Hierba estornutatoria - Achillea ptarmica ...
Running Myrtle [English]: Vinca minor
Running Oak [English]: Quercus montana
Running Pine [English]: Lycopodium clavatum
Running Pop [English]: Passiflora foetida
Running Pop [English]: Passiflora foetida var. vitacea ...
Common periwinkle, lesser periwinkle, greater periwinkle (Vinca major, Vinca minor)
Common pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
Common privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
Common sundew, round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) ...
common periwinkle Vinca minor
common plantain; broad-leaved plantain Plantago major
common privet; European privet Ligustrum vulgare
common purslane; little hogweed Portulaca oleracea
common reed; phragmites Phragmites australis ...
x burkwoodii Burkwood Viburnum Viburnum x juddii Judd Viburnum Viburnum x pragense Pragense Viburnum Viburnum x rhytidophylloides Lantanaphyllum Viburnum Vinca major Large Periwinkle Vinca major 'Variegata' Periwinkle 'Variegata' Vinca minor ...
Amongst indefinite forms the simplest occurs when a lateral shoot produced in the axil of a large single foliage leaf of the plant ends in a single flower, the axis of the plant elongating beyond, as in Veronica hederifolia, Vinca minor and ...
Common Periwinkle (Vinca minor)
Common Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
Common Privet (Ligustrum vulgare 'Aureum')
Common Rue (Ruta graveolens)
Common Sage (Salvia officinalis purpurea)
Common Sage (Salvia officinalis)
Common Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) ...
The closely related species Vinca minor is similar but smaller, with narrower, hairless leaves.
[edit] Distribution ...
Species and varieties
Vinca major (Periwinkle)
Vinca minor (Dwarf Periwinkle)
Vinca rosea synonym of Catharanthus roseus (Vinca, Madagascar Periwinkle) ...
Blue periwinkle (Vinca major) may be confused with lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor ). However, these two species can be differentiated from each other by the following differences: ...
Schulz, K., and C. Thelen. 2000. Impact and Control of Vinca minor L. in an Illinois Forest Preserve (USA). Natural Areas Journal 20:189-96.
Ajuga, Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans)
Liriope (Liriope muscari)
Mondograss (Ophiopogon japonicus)
Pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis)
Vinca (Vinca minor)
Bigleaf Vinca (Vinca major) ...
Six really robust plants for shade:
Buxus sempervirens (box)
Hypericum calycinum
Mahonia aquifolium
Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'
Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis
Vinca minor ...
I might or might not have been able to figure out the exact cultivar without help, but fortunately I didn't have to just guess; when cleaning out the Vinca minor that had gone aggressively wild, I found brittle old tags for many plants, ...
the shrubby oleanders, or rosebays (genus Nerium), the yellow oleander (Thevetia neriifolia), and the small blue-flowered periwinkles, or running myrtle (chiefly Vinca minor), all of which are evergreen plants native to the Old World.
'Sunkist' Cedar (T. o. 'Sunkist') h2 m, w 1 m, s, Zone 4
Dwarf American Cranberry (Viburnum trilobum 'Compactum') h and w 1.5 m, s f, Zone 3
Periwinkle (Vinca minor) h 15 cm, w indefinite, f d, Zone 4 ...
Vinca minor 'Illumination' PP 12,132 (C. Hensler 2001) (N)
xFatshedera lizei 'Yvonne's Petticoat' (Y. Pupatti 2005)
xMangave 'Espresso' (H. Hansen 2009)
Yucca 'Tiny Star' (Japan 2000) (N)
Yucca filamentosa 'Gold Heart' (B. Wilder 1995) (N) ...
Dwarf Vinca minor
Large Vinca major
Pernettya
Chilean Gaultheria mucronata (formerly Pernettya mucronata)
Persimmon
Common Diospyros virginiana
Japanese, Chinese, Oriental Diospyros kaki
Texas, Mexican, Black Diospyros texana
Petunia ...
 See also: Vinca, Green, Periwinkle, Evergreen, May
  
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