Wine Common Periwinkle

Name: Wine Common Periwinkle
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 07608

Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea'

Pronunciation: VING-ka MI-nor at-ro-pur-PUR-ee-uh

SKU #07608

USDA Zone

4-9

Your climate may be too warm for this plant: 10

OVERVIEW
Description	A lush, trailing ground cover that thrives in the deepest of shade. Unique deep purple to magenta colored blossoms appear above lustrous green foliage. This evergreen perennial is perfect for planting beneath tree canopies, or cascading over a low wall or container.
Light	Filtered sun, Full shade, Partial shade
Watering	Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms	Spring
Mature Size	Creates a mat 6 in. tall, spreading 2 to 3 ft. wide.

STYLE
Landscape Use	Border, Container, Ground Cover
Design Ideas	The luxurious trailing form of this evergreen vine looks fabulous hanging over a low wall or edge of a container. Makes a vigorous groundcover for sheltered locations beneath tree canopies and banks where it will force out weeds. Capable of weaving itself through rocky outcroppings and for covering up mortar at rock waterfalls or pools. Truly romantic addition to sparse old shrub borders and north side foundation planting.
Flower Color	Purple
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. Takes sun to shade in northern zones; needs shade in hot southern areas. Water regularly the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system; less often, once established. As a groundcover, space plants 3-5 ft. apart. Control weeds with mulch until plants fill in.