Vinca vine
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This leafy periwinkle, variegated vinca (Vinca major), is a carefree, aggressively spreading plant. Here's how to grow and care for this periwinkle.
Perennial Vinca vines sure do pack a garden punch. These little flowers are beautiful and mighty, thriving even in less than ideal growing conditions. If you are looking for some colorful ground cover, vinca vines may be just the plant you are looking for. Read below for my 7 reasons to grow vinca vines and see what a great garden choice these little plants can be!
Vinca major, Greater Perwinkle 'Maculata'
A vinca vine is suitable for both as an indoor and outdoor. Many people have the vinca vine indoors near a window for its beautiful foliage. To learn how to grow a Vinca vine indoors, check out our blog!
Saturday afternoon, I spent a good hour or more reclaiming a flower bed. It wasn't a matter of pulling weeds, I was actually pulling what started out as an innocent little vine in a container planting given me by a friend more than a decade ago. The plant was variegated vinca minor and it seriously should come with a warning. It's almost as bad as the honeysuckle vines that insinuate themselves into everything. Maybe it is just my soil, or the fact that most of beds are set in perennials so…
Vinca Major Common name: bigleaf periwinkle, large leaf periwinkle, blue periwinkle Duration: perennial family: apocynaceae Growing habit: spreading ivy Mature height: 10 inches tall but spreading indefinitely description: spreading vine with purple or white flowers with 5 squarish petals.
Vinca produces flowering vines that require warm temperatures and sunlight to remain healthy and productive. The plant grows as an outdoor annual in most climates, or you can keep it indoors as a houseplant in winter or year-round.
