Bowles' Common Periwinkle
Vinca minor 'Bowles'
One of the best groundcovers for shade, displaying violet blue flowers against small glossy green leaves. A clumping habit to this evergreen perennial. Good for use in firescaping.
| 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, only 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 violet blue flowers against small glossy green leaves. A clumping habit to this evergreen perennial. Good for use in firescaping.
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, only 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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