| Description | A white form of Periwinkle. Can be less vigorous than the common blue Periwinkle. |
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| Pronunciation | (VING-ka)(MY-nor)(al-BAA) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Groundcovers and vines |
| Sunlight | grows best in part sun to shade, tolerates full if there is ample moisture (Zone #5) |
| Moisture | prefers moist, tolerates average, will get crispy in bone dry |
| Soil & Site | prefers rich, moist well drained, grows happily in average |
| Temperature | In very harsh winters with little snow fall, there can be die back but the plants will quickly recover from the crown in the spring. Hardy to minus 30 degrees. |
| Flowers | in established beds hundreds of small, five petal, solitary 1 inch, white funnel shaped flowers, in April-May, not as florific as the blue variety |
| Leaves | dark green, glossy leaves |
| Stems | long wiry stems, branches root as they creep out from the central crown |
| Roots | fibrous, shallow |
| Dimensions | forms a matted carpet of thin wiry stems 3-4 inches tall, space 1-4 plants per square foot. |
| Maintenance | Occasional shearing will help thicken the plant. Weeds should be at a minimum because of the plants thick growth |
| Propagation | The easiest way is to divide the plants. It also can be rooted from cuttings |
| Native Site | Native to Europe |
| Misc Facts | Has been used in American gardens for over two hundred years. |
| Author's Notes | I have seen large beds of white flowering Vinca interspersed with blue flowering Vinca. I believe this is from the seeds of the white types germinating and the new plants reverting back to blue. |
| Notes & Reference | #68-Groundcovers for the Midwest (Voight, Hamilton, Giles) |
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