Lesser Periwinkles Mixed - Plant

Vinca minor grows best in the garden as a ground cover plant. Dig a spacious planting hole and loosen the soil well. Improve poor garden soil by mixing compost and granulated cow manure through it. Put the root ball of the lesser periwinkle at the right depth in the planting hole. The upside of the root ball has to be just below the ground level. Fill the planting hole with soil and press firmly. Water immediately after planting. Vinca minor grows and flowers well in a spot in the full sun, partial or full shade in normal garden soil.

Periwinkles feel at home wherever you plant them and are satisfied in both sunshine and shade. Plant Vinca minor as an evergreen ground cover plant under bushes, trees or in the shaded area of the garden. Also suitable planted under taller growing plants in large flower pots or patio pots.

Vinca Minor is a small, wintergreen bush. This species however looks more like a perennial. The long stems are covered with dark green leaves. Everywhere where the stems touch the soil they make tiny roots. Vinca minor is a fine ground cover plant and soon covers the soil. The propeller shaped flowers appear from May until August. In our mix you have white, blue and purple flowers, a special mixture of colours.

Vinca minor is a very strong plant that requires little maintenance. Water regularly during dry periods so the soil around the roots does not dry out. The flowering will continue the whole summer. The flowering will be richer if planted In a sunny spot. In early spring cut back dead leaves and stems that are too long. This is done easily with hedge shears. Soon new shoots will appear again above the soil and the small periwinkles will again form a small fresh green carpet.