{"id":10107,"date":"2014-04-07T08:38:21","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T15:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10107"},"modified":"2014-04-02T02:56:35","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T09:56:35","slug":"growing-vinca-periwinkles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/growing-easy-plants\/growing-vinca-periwinkles\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Vinca Periwinkles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are Vincas a &#8216;cool&#8217; plant to grow? You may think so but I couldn&#8217;t possibly comment.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Vinca variegated by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/5637249867\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5107\/5637249867_628e32a2e2.jpg\" alt=\"009\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vinca is a low growing herbaceous perennial suitable for <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/tips\/gardeners-tips-on-ground-cover-plants\/\">ground cover<\/a>. Vincas generally have  sky blue or royal blue star shaped flowers on unkempt enthusiastic foliage.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Vinca Species and Varieties<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>There are several species and hybrids including Vinca major and Vinca minor. The minor species are slightly less robust and slower growing.<\/li>\n<li>Vinca minor &#8216;Argenteovariegata&#8217; shown above flowers from April all through summer.<\/li>\n<li>Vinca difformis includes the pale pink &#8216;Jenny Pym\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, with rounded flowers  in late autumn. Vinca difformis needs a warm position.<\/li>\n<li> White flowering Vincas include\u00c2\u00a0 &#8216;Alba\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and &#8216;Snowmound\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.<\/li>\n<li> Alba Aureovariegata has golden variegation and pale blue    flowers,<\/li>\n<li> Vinca Multiplex is a double flower with dark plum purple flowers.<\/li>\n<li>Catharanthus roseus &#8216;Mediterranean Lilac&#8217; or Vinca rosea the rosy Periwinkle casn be grown <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thompson-morgan.com\/flowers\/flower-seeds\/perennial-and-biennial-seeds\/catharanthus-roseus-mediterranean-lilac\/6557TM\">from seed<\/a>.\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/7099850579\/\" title=\"Vinca by brianpettinger, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5321\/7099850579_45f0f3feac.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Vinca\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Tips for Growing Vinca Periwinkles <\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The trailing habit makes them suitable for use in containers.<\/li>\n<li>Propagate from runners that are prolific.<\/li>\n<li>Vinca major and Vinca minor are able to spread rapidly and are sometimes considered weeds. These pictures show how they are colonising a railway embankment and ousting the nettles.<\/li>\n<li>Vinca will grow in poor, dry and slightly shaded conditions.<\/li>\n<li>The creeping and arching stems\u00c2\u00a0 make an attractive carpet of bright green foliage with\u00c2\u00a0 the single blue flowers as an added bonus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Vinca major by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/5637249627\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5143\/5637249627_b37a1a6134.jpg\" alt=\"010\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are Vincas a &#8216;cool&#8217; plant to grow? You may think so but I couldn&#8217;t possibly comment. Vinca is a low growing herbaceous perennial suitable for ground cover. Vincas generally have sky blue or royal blue star shaped flowers on unkempt enthusiastic foliage. Vinca Species and Varieties There are several species and hybrids including Vinca major and Vinca minor. The minor species are slightly less robust and slower growing. Vinca minor &#8216;Argenteovariegata&#8217; shown above flowers from April all through summer. 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