How to Grow and Care for Bigleaf Periwinkle - The Spruce
WEBMay 23, 2023 · Bigleaf periwinkle (Vinca major) is a perennial ground cover that looks like a larger version of its more diminutive cousin with violet-blue flowers, periwinkle (Vinca minor). Bigleaf periwinkle grows best in locations where it has room to spread without bumping into or crowding out other plants.
Vinca major - Wikipedia
WEBVinca major, with the common names bigleaf periwinkle, large periwinkle, greater periwinkle and blue periwinkle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the western Mediterranean.
Vinca major (Big Periwinkle) - Gardenia
WEBVinca major (Big Periwinkle) is an evergreen, mat-forming, subshrub or perennial with long prostrate rooting stems covered with glossy ovate leaves. Borne on arching shoots over a long season, large violet-blue flowers, 1.5 in. across (4 cm), appear in mid-spring and continue to flower intermittently throughout summer into fall.
Vinca Major Guide: How to Grow & Care for “Greater Periwinkle”
WEBMar 16, 2023 · Vinca major, commonly known as the greater periwinkle is a hardy evergreen ground cover plant that is native to Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. It is a popular landscaping plant due to its ability to form a dense mat of glossy green foliage.
How To Grow And Care For Variegated Vinca - Southern Living
WEBJun 21, 2024 · This leafy periwinkle, variegated vinca (Vinca major), is a carefree, aggressively spreading plant. Here's how to grow and care for this periwinkle.
Vinca major - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
WEBBig leaf periwinkle is an evergreen, herbaceous perennial ground cover from southern France to Asia Minor that forms a dense mat. It is a member of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae). The species epithet means larger.
Vinca major - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
WEBVinca major, commonly called greater periwinkle, large periwinkle or blue buttons, is an evergreen, prostrate, mat-forming perennial with long trailing stems. It is widely used as a ground cover and container plant.
Periwinkle: How to Grow and Care with Success - Gardenia
WEBVinca major, also known as greater periwinkle, is a larger, more aggressive plant that grows up to 24 inches (60 cm) in height. It produces large, dark green leaves that can reach up to 3 inches long (7 cm) and 1 inch wide (2.5 cm).
Vinca major - How to grow & care - Grow Plants
WEBVinca major grow and care – subshrub vine herbaceous of the genus Vinca also known as Blue periwinkle or Greater periwinkle, Vinca major perennial evergreen or annual used as ornamental ground cover or medical plant, can grow in tropics, mediterranean, desert, subtropics or temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 6-11.
Vinca major and Vinca minor, sisters battling for our gardens
WEBVinca is a plant genus that’s part of the dogbane family. Key Vinca facts. Exposure: full sun to full shade – Blooming: spring, sometimes again in fall. Two kinds of Vinca exist, major and minor. This is among the easiest plants to care for, except if your area is prone to drought. In that case, you’ll have to work hard to keep Vinca happy!