Vinca minor

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Common Name(s)

periwinkle, common periwinkle, lesser periwinkle, creeping myrtle

Synonym(s)

Pervinca heterophyla, Pervinca minor, Pervinca procumbens, Pervinca repens, Vinca acutiflora, Vinca ellipticifolia, Vinca humilis, Vinca intermedia, Vinca minor var. intermedia, Vinca minor var. sabinka

Is this plant a cultivar? No

Life History: Perennial

Growth Form: forb

Native Range

Europe to southern Russia

Plant Description

Spreading groundcover to 6 inches high with glossy evergreen leaves and lavender-blue flowers.

History as an Ornamental

First introduced to North America in the 1700s as an ornamental. A very popular groundcover for shady spots.

External Resources

GBIF Link

GBIF Species Page

USDA Plants Database

USDA Plants Database page

Tropicos Link

Tropicos Species Page

U.S. National Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)

US National Germplasm Database

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