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Vinca minor Mix – V2 Pot (Approx. 15cm Plant)
Plant Highlights: Mixed selection of evergreen periwinkles • Glossy foliage for year-round cover • Spring flowers • Excellent ground cover • Suitable for sun or partial shade
Overview
Vinca minor Mix is a selection of evergreen periwinkles valued for their dense, spreading habit and attractive spring flowers. The variety supplied will vary. Flower colour and foliage details may differ between varieties, but all form low-growing mats of glossy evergreen leaves that provide reliable year-round ground cover.
Ideal for covering banks, planting beneath shrubs or trees, or filling difficult areas where weeds can become a problem, Vinca minor is a dependable perennial that also performs well in containers and woodland-style planting.
Plant Details
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Vinca minor varieties |
| Common Name | Lesser Periwinkle |
| Plant Type | Evergreen herbaceous perennial |
| Foliage | Glossy evergreen leaves |
| Flower Colour | Varies by variety |
| Flowering Season | Spring, with occasional flowers later in the season |
| Position | Full sun or partial shade |
| Soil | Moist, well-drained soil |
| Habit | Low-growing, spreading ground cover |
Growing Guide
Plant in full sun or partial shade in moist, well-drained soil. Vinca minor establishes quickly and benefits from regular watering during its first growing season. Once established, it is relatively low maintenance and helps suppress weeds by forming a dense carpet of foliage.
Trim back wandering stems in spring or after flowering if required to keep the planting neat and within its allotted space.
Why We Love It
This evergreen ground cover provides dependable structure and colour throughout the year while producing cheerful spring flowers. Its spreading habit makes it especially useful for covering awkward areas where many other plants struggle to establish.
Wildlife
The flowers provide an early nectar source for bees and other pollinating insects.
Good to Know
This is a mixed selection. The variety supplied will vary, and flower colour, foliage appearance and growth characteristics may differ between individual plants. Only characteristics shared by all Vinca minor varieties in the selection are described.
Product Information
- Supplied as an approximately 15cm plant in a V2 pot
- One Vinca minor variety supplied
- Evergreen herbaceous perennial
- Best grown in full sun or partial shade
- Ideal for ground cover, banks, woodland gardens, borders and containers
- Grown for its glossy evergreen foliage and spring flowers, with appearance varying by variety
Growing & care
- Plant type
- perennial
- Position & light
- Full sun· Partial shade
- Watering
- moderate
- Soil & drainage
- Well drained· Moist
- Foliage
- evergreen
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