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

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Siblings:  Gloria, Terry, Marcia (center) Bret.  Copyright 1976

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Marcia Norwood

America's STORYTELLER

Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking