Bowles' Common Periwinkle

Name: Bowles' Common Periwinkle
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 07613

Vinca minor 'Bowles'

Pronunciation: VING-ka MI-nor

SKU #07613

USDA Zone

4-10

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OVERVIEW
Description	One of the best groundcovers for shade, displaying large, violet-blue, pinwheel-shaped flowers against glossy dark green leaves. Sun tolerant in cool northern zones. In hot summer areas, plant in dappled to deep shade. Good for use in firescaping. Evergreen in most climates.
Light	Filtered sun, Full shade, Full sun, Partial shade, Partial sun
Watering	Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms	Late Spring through Summer
Mature Size	Fast, vine-like growth; reaches 4 to 6 in. tall, spreading indefinitely.

DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen	Evergreen
Special Features	Easy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing
Growth Rate	Fast
Growth Habit	Clumping
Flower Attributes	Showy Flowers

STYLE
Landscape Use	Border, Ground Cover
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.
Flower Color	Blue
Foliage Color	Green
Companion Plants	Japanese Spurge (Pachysandra); Hosta (Hosta); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra); Brunnera (Brunnera)

CARE
Care	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