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Home > ALL GROUNDCOVERS > VINCA major (Large Leaf Periwinkle, Myrtle)

Vinca major 'Variegata'
{24 Pots - 3 1/2 in.}

(AKA Vinca maculata, Big Leaf Periwinkle)

An evergreen trailing vine with variegated glossy dark green, white margined 1" x 1 1/2" - 3" leaves. Blue-lilac, 1" - 2" flowers emerge in early spring and may persist sparsely through summer and fall. Spreads quickly once established.

Prefers shade, regular watering, and well-drained, fertile, loamy soil. Will also grow well in full sun in northern zones (and in most southern zones with ample water). Tolerant of infrequent foot traffic. Mature prostrate height 8" - 18", spacing 10" - 14".

Vinca is a low-maintenance delight - great for controlling soil erosion on shady slopes, for covering the soil under trees and shrubs and for window boxes.

Vinca (from Latin vincire "to bind, fetter") is a genus of five species of in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. The common name, shared with the related genus Catharanthus, is Periwinkle.

They are subshrubs or herbaceous, and have slender trailing stems 1-2 m long but not growing more than 20-70 cm above ground; the stems frequently take root where they touch the ground, enabling the plant to spread widely. The leaves are opposite, simple broad lanceolate to ovate, 1-9 cm long and 0.5-6 cm broad.

The flowers, produced through most of the year, are salverform (like those of Phlox), simple, 2.5-7 cm broad, with five petals joined together at the base to form a tube. The fruit consists of a group of divergent follicles; a dry fruit which is dehiscent along one rupture site in order to release seeds.

The two species (the Small Periwinkle V. minor and the Large Periwinkle V. major), are very popular ornamental plants in gardens, grown for dense evergreen ground cover and their delicate violet flowers. V. major has broader leaves with a hairy margin and larger flowers, is less cold hardy, and has twice as many chromosomes as V. minor. A variegated selection of V. major is commonly cultivated.

Full sun Part sun Shade

Zones: 6-11 (grown as an annual in Zones 3-5)

The other Vinca Major varieties we offer are below, click here to see the Vinca Minor varieties.

$102.48 for 1 pack of 24 plants ($4.27 per plant)

10-41 packs - $97.68 per pack ($4.07 per plant)

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Vinca major 'Green'
{24 Pots - 3 1/2 in.}

(Big Leaf Periwinkle) An evergreen trailing vine with blue-lilac flowers in early spring. Spreads quickly once established, fairly drought resistant. Mature prostrate height 8-18".

$90.48 for 1 pack of 24 plants ($3.77 per plant)

10-49 packs - $83.28 per pack ($3.47 per plant)

Vinca major 'Green'<br>{24 Pots - 3 1/2 in.}

Vinca major 'Green'
{50 Bare Root plants}

(Big Leaf Periwinkle) An evergreen trailing vine with blue-lilac flowers in early spring. Spreads quickly once established, fairly drought resistant. Mature prostrate height 8-18".

$43.50 for 1 pack of 50 plants ($0.87 per plant)

5-19 packs - $33.50 per pack ($0.67 per plant)

Vinca major 'Green'<br>{50 Bare Root plants}

Vinca major 'Green'
{54 Pots - 2 1/2 in.}

(Big Leaf Periwinkle) An evergreen trailing vine with blue-lilac flowers in early spring. Spreads quickly once established, fairly drought resistant. Mature prostrate height 8-18".

$106.38 for 1 pack of 54 plants ($1.97 per plant)

2-18 packs - $95.58 per pack ($1.77 per plant)
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