Bowles' Common Periwinkle
Vinca minor 'Bowles'
Filtered sun, Full shade, Full sun, Partial shade, Partial sun
Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
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- 101 Market
8980 Quantrelle Ave. N.e. Otsego MN 55330
- 14th Street Garden Center
793 Jersey Ave. Jersey City NJ 07303
- 3rd Avenue Floral & Greenhouse
1110 3rd Ave. West Dickinson ND 58601
- 4 Ever Green Ldsp. & Dgn
21457 214th Circle Ave Milford IA 51351
Botanical Pronunciation | VING-ka MI-nor |
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Average Size at Maturity | Fast, vine-like growth; reaches 4 to 6 in. tall, spreading indefinitely. |
Bloom Time | Late Spring through Summer |
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. |
Deciduous/ Evergreen | Evergreen |
Flower Attribute | Showy Flowers |
Flower Color | Blue |
Foliage Color | Green |
Garden Style | Cottage |
Growth Habit | Clumping |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Landscape Use | Border, Erosion Control, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Very Wet Areas, Woodland Garden, Dry Shade, Urban Garden, Ground Cover |
Light Needs | Filtered sun, Full shade, Full sun, Partial shade, Partial sun |
Soil Needs | All-Purpose Plant Food |
Special Feature | Clump Forming, Easy Care, Extreme Cold Hardiness, Naturalizes Well, Shade Loving, Waterwise, Fast Growing |
Water Needs | Moderate |
Watering Needs | Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
Key Feature | Deer Resistant Groundcover |
Highly adaptable; prefers enriched, neutral to slightly acidic, well-drained soil. Provide some shade in hot southern areas. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Space 4 to 5 ft. apart as groundcover. Control weeds with mulch until plants fill in.
This Plant's Growing Zones: 4 - 10

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