Garden Goods Direct Periwinkle Plants

Vinca Minor or Periwinkle plants are among the best groundcover plants for shade. It’s an excellent choice for an erosion control specimen. Vinca minor produces large, violet-blue, pinwheel-shaped flowers highlighted against glossy dark green leaves and is evergreen in most climates. Although this plant is shade-tolerant in warmer temperatures, it will tolerate full sun in northern climates. However, growing Periwinkle in partial shade creates a more vigorous growth. 

Once established, evergreen periwinkle is drought resistant and needs little other care if properly sited in the landscape. This plant grows in moist soils but prefers nutrient-rich, moist soil. Native to Central and Southern Europe, Periwinkle usually blooms from May through June.

Periwinkle is great for filling in the unused landscape bed area and has a tendency to climb a little.