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Vinca minor (Lesser Periwinkle, Creeping Myrtle)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 30238

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Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Genus: Vinca Species: Vinca minor

Common Names add Lesser Periwinkle edit | delete Common Periwinkle edit | delete Creeping Myrtle edit | delete Plant Types edit Evergreen Ground Cover Juglone Tolerant Perennial Vine   Zones / Hardiness edit 4a (to -25 F / -32 C) 4b (to -20 F / -29 C) 5a (to -15 F / -26 C) 5b (to -10 F / -23 C) 7a (to 5 F / -15 C) 7b (to 10 F / -12 C)   Height (Maximum) edit < 6 inches (< 15 cm)   Spread (Maximum) edit   Flowering Start edit April   Flowering End edit July   Leaf Colour edit Green - Dark Variegated   Leaf Shape edit Elliptic Opposite   Have you a suggestion for a plant property that we are missing? Please let us know. Suitable For edit Low Maintenance Garden   Sun Exposure edit Full Sun Partial Shade   Soil Types edit Well-drained Moist   Soil pH edit   Bloom Colour edit Blue Violet Lavender White   Wildlife Value edit Deer Resistant   Propagation Techniques edit Division Stem Cutting   Skill Level edit Beginner   Additional Short Notes add For longer notes please use the Opinions area below Cut back after flowering edit | delete Morning Sunlight Only edit | delete Native to southern and central Europe. edit | delete May be invasive. edit | delete Ask a Question about this Plant on our Forums

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