• Eventual Height: 30cm
  • Eventual Spread: 90cm
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Periwinkle

Vinca difformis

available to order from spring 2009 size: 2 litre pot £6.99

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  • Position: full sun to full shade
  • Soil: tolerant of most soils
  • Rate of growth: average, non-invasive
  • Flowering period: April-June and then August- September
  • Flower colour:powder blue
  • Hardiness: fully hardy


    Not to be confused with some of the coarser forms, this selected Vinca produces pretty star-shaped flowers of pale blue on arching stems. There are two seasonal flowering peaks; the first in spring, then again in late summer, but one can enjoy a light scattering of flowers almost continuously between these peiods. The shiny, oval leaves are reliably evergreen, creating a welcome bright carpet to any shaded planting.

  • Garden care: Trim off old outer foliage in early spring to reveal new central growth which bears the flowers.