Vinca Species, Common Periwinkle, Creeping Myrtle, Flower-of-Death . . . Vinca minor, “periwinkle”, has been a favorite of mine for at least a dozen years I use it as often as is possible as a ground cove Read More r It serves a much better purpose as a weed killer than does laying weed barrier or mulch; it is also much more beautiful to look at than mulch
Periwinkles for the Garden - Daves Garden Periwinkle or creeping mrytle (Vinca minor) is one of the few groundcovers that can tolerate full sun to full shade However, periwinkle selections can have flowers that range from white, blue to purple in single or double flowers Besides shiny dark green, foliage may be variegated in yellow or white
DISEASE RESISTANT ANNUAL VINCA (PERIWINKLE) - PLANTanswers Brent wrote: *The Nirvana annual Vinca Periwinkle did very well in our trials this year (*07) despite all of the rain and high disease pressure They are very strong contenders for a Texas Superstar Promotion
Eyeing Vivid and Vigorous Annual Vinca - Daves Garden Periwinkle Propellers Usually growing no taller than 6 inches to 2 feet, annual periwinkles produce 1 to 3-inch flowers As Kirsten Albrecht Llamas notes in Tropical Flowering Plants “the petal lobes have a characteristic propeller twist, and the throat has a spot or ‘eye’ of color around it ”
Plants reported to grow well and around Sedona, az - Daves Garden Vinca Species, Common Periwinkle, Creeping Myrtle, Flower-of-Death, Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor: Sedona, az 0 miles: Mirabilis Species, Colorado Four O'clock, Froebel's Four-O'clock, High Desert Four O'Clock Mirabilis multiflora: Sedona, az 0 miles: Baileya Species, Desert Marigold, Desert Baileya, Paper Daisy, Showy Desert Marigold Baileya
Ones which show the best deer resistance - plantanswers. com Periwinkle (Vinca spp )*** Straggler Daisy Horse herb (Calyptocarpus vialis) They graze on it in my yard *** Forrest Appleton wrote: “I am still not going to say ABSOLUTELY about any of it
PlantFiles: The Largest Plant Identification Reference Guide - Daves . . . Vivid periwinkle (or sometimes bright pink or white) flowers that the bees, Read More I basically treat it like a crepe myrtle; it can either be allowed to grow as a bush or be shaped as a single or multitrunked smallish-medium tree