Garden Goods Direct | Periwinkle Plants

Vinca Minor or Periwinkleplants are among the best groundcover plants for shade. It’s an excellent choice for an erosion control specimen. Vinca minor produces large, violet-blue, pinwheel-shaped flowers highlighted against glossy dark green leaves and is evergreen in most climates. Although this plant is shade-tolerant in warmer temperatures, it will tolerate full sun in northern climates. However, growing Periwinkle in partial shade creates a more vigorous growth. Once established, evergreen periwinkle is drought resistant and needs little other care if properly sited in the landscape. This plant grows in moist soils but prefers nutrient-rich, moist soil. Native to Central and Southern Europe, Periwinkle usually blooms from May through June. Periwinkle is great for filling in the unused landscape bed area and has a tendency to climb a little.