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Monday, September 30, 2013

PERIWINKLE

Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Periwinkle

Vinca
 

Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood
Periwinkle has beautiful 
blue, 
lavender,  
purple and 
white flowers.   

It grows quickly, and is ideal as a
ground cover for shady areas.  





 
Periwinkle can become invasive.  

Cut back plants to encourage bushy growth, and to keep them within bounds.  

My Red Wagon:  Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood

I pull up periwinkle (vinca) vines from the root and transplant them in other flower beds throughout our gardens, and also in containers

Granny Lucille's Cement Flower Pot with Geraniums and Periwinkle.  Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood

Periwinkle is SO easy to grow, and it comes back year after year even with our cold Missouri winters in the heart of America.

Granny Lucille's Cement Flower Pot with Geraniums and Periwinkle.  Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood

Periwinkle (Vinca) in My Rock Garden.  Copyright 2009 Marcia Norwood
 Periwinkle
Vinca
Light: Sun,Part Sun,Shade
Zones: 4-9
Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Height: 4-18 inches tall, depending on variety
Plant Width: Indefinitely wide
Flower Color: White, purple, blue, lavender flowers;  variegated leaves depending on variety
Bloom Time: Blooms Mid-Spring to Fall
Landscape Uses: Containers, Beds & Borders, Slopes, Groundcover
Special Features: Flowers, Attractive Foliage, Attracts Birds, Tolerates Wet Soil, Deer Resistant, Easy to Grow
 
My Front Porch.  Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood
  Click on each photograph to enlarge.
 
Siblings:  Gloria, Terry, Marcia (center) Bret.  Copyright 1976

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often, 
and bring a friend!
 
Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking
 
 
 
 
 







 

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