Bowles' Common Periwinkle
Vinca minor 'Bowles'
One of the best groundcovers for shade, displaying large violet blue pinwheel shaped flowers against glossy dark green leaves. Blooms in late spring, continuing through summer. Good for use in firescaping. Evergreen perennial.
| Synonym: | Vinca minor 'La Grave' |
| Botanical Pronunciation: | VING-ka MI-nor |
| Key feature: | Cottage Garden Plant |
| Plant types: | Perennial, Groundcover |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full shade to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular water - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast, vine-like growth to 4 - 6 inches tall, spread indefinite. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Erosion Control, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Very Wet Areas, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Blue |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 7613 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. As a groundcover, space plants 5 ft. apart, (closer for faster coverage). Control weeds with mulch until the plants cover the area. Pruning time: early spring.
Design Ideas
Use this shady groundcover for those hard-to-plant spots--its evergreen trailing stems will look fine year-round. It makes a good groundcover for shrub plantings.
One of the best groundcovers for shade, displaying large violet blue pinwheel shaped flowers against glossy dark green leaves. Blooms in late spring, continuing through summer. Good for use in firescaping. Evergreen perennial.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. As a groundcover, space plants 5 ft. apart, (closer for faster coverage). Control weeds with mulch until the plants cover the area. Pruning time: early spring.
Design Ideas
Use this shady groundcover for those hard-to-plant spots--its evergreen trailing stems will look fine year-round. It makes a good groundcover for shrub plantings.
| Synonym: | Vinca minor 'La Grave' |
| Botanical Pronunciation: | VING-ka MI-nor |
| Key feature: | Cottage Garden Plant |
| Plant types: | Perennial, Groundcover |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full shade to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular water - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast, vine-like growth to 4 - 6 inches tall, spread indefinite. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Erosion Control, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Very Wet Areas, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Blue |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 7613 |
