A good ground cover plant for the shaded areas having green foliage and purple flowers.
Pronunciation
(VING-ka)(MY-nor)
Plant Type
All Plants, Groundcovers and vines
Hardiness Zone
4
Sunlight
grows best in part sun, tolerates full if there is ample moisture (zone #5) but this cultivar may burn in the sun
Moisture
prefers moist, tolerates average, will get crispy in bone dry
Soil & Site
prefers rich, moist well drained, grows happily in average
Temperature
I have found in very harsh winters (hardiness Zone #5) with little snow fall, there can be die back but the plants will quickly recover from the crown in the spring
Flowers
small, five petal, solitary 1 inch, purple, and funnel shaped flowers occurs in April
Leaves
dark green glossy, evergreen
Stems
long wiry stems, branches root as they creep out from the central crown
Roots
fibrous
Maintenance
Occasional shearing will help thicken the plant. Weeds should be at a minimum because of the plants thick growth
Propagation
division, cuttings
Author's Notes
In moist, good soil this plant can be very aggressive. In poor, dry soils the rate of spread slows down appreciatively.
Notes & Reference
#68-Groundcovers for the Midwest (Voight, Hamilton, Giles)