Vinca minor 'ALBA' periwinkle
size/type
low or groundcovering,low or groundcovering
usual height
0,1-0,1m
leaves
evergreen broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
April-July
location
full sun to shade
soil type
any (acidic to alkaline)
soil moisture requirements
evenly moist but well-drained
USDA zone (lowest)
4 (down to -34°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
Periwinkle is a European native plant growing wild in the woods from Central Europe to Caucasus. It is a prostrate, evergreen groundcover offering a long flowering period.Alba periwinkle makes pure white, pinwheel-shaped flowers with 5 divided petals, 2-2.5 cm across, and blooms from mid spring continuously until early summer while May flowering is the most abundant.
Evergreen leaves are ovate, deep green, and glossy. It makes long shoots which are best trimmed to achieve a dense and compact mat with plentiful of flowers unless you are looking for a quick ground-cover. Periwinkle is ideal in areas where it can be left grown on its own beneath taller trees or shrubs, not disturbing smaller and dwarf plants. If desired in a bed along with other plants keep it under control by hard pruning.
It will grow in almost any soil type apart from too dry. It flowers best in full sun in evenly moist ground. In the wild it naturally grows in filtered sun or partial shade. Fully hardy to -34°C (USDA zone 4).
Last update 29-12-2015.
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