The leathery, evergreen leaves vaguely resemble some low-growing members of the Ericaceae family, such as Wintergreen ( Gaultheria procumbens) or Bearberry ( Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), which have alternate leaves, clusters of small bell-shaped flowers, and typically abundant bright red, berry-like fruit. The flowers resemble those of a Phlox, which have a terminal cluster of flowers all of the native Phlox in Minnesota have erect stems, not creeping. Periwinkle is recognized by its low-growing form with creeping stems shiny, evergreen, opposite leaves stalked flowers single in the leaf axils, typically blue to violet with 5 spreading lobes fruit is a pair of bean-like pods but are rarely produced. It's only been recorded once in Minnesota, escaped from a cemetery planting in Rice County, but is likely under-reported here. One report from Indiana noted it covering acres of native forest forming a stand so dense it excluded nearly all other vegetation, including reproduction of the trees. It can escape cultivation and is particularly problematic in woodlands, where it can form dense mats and crowd out native species it is currently considered invasive in Wisconsin. Periwinkle is a European introduction long touted in the nursery trade as a tough, fast-growing ground cover there are a number of cultivars bred for flower color and/or variegated leaves. Stems are woody near the base, may reach 6 feet long but creep along the ground, rooting at the nodes and forming dense mats flowering branches more erect but rarely exceed 8 inches tall.Ī flower may produce a pair of slender bean-like pods ¾ to 1 inch long, each containing a few seeds, but fruit is rarely produced. Stunning rich blooms cover the plant in early spring (rare for an evergreen groundcover), blooms persist sporadically summer through frost. An evergreen trailing vine with glossy green leaves. New leaves may initially be bright green, the upper surface becoming shiny dark green, the lower more silvery. Vinca minor (AKA Myrtle, Periwinkle) is a low-maintenance delight - great for controlling soil erosion on shady or partly-shady slopes. Leaves are opposite, evergreen, leathery, lance-elliptic to egg-shaped, ½ to 2 inches long, up to 1 inch wide, toothless, hairless, blunt to pointed at the tip, and on a short stalk. Inside the tube are 5 stamens and a green style. The calyx cupping the flower has 5 narrow lobes shorter than the floral tube. Flower color varies from blue to violet, sometimes white. In most cases, using fertilizers once a month can help in getting the best results possible.Flowers are single in leaf axils along branching stems, trumpet-shaped, about 1 inch diameter with 5 spreading lobes, on a slender stalk that may be longer than the attending leaf. Fertilizers can make your garden look beautiful as long as you keep feeding the soil frequently. This will not only help the plant in spreading easily but also makes the flowers bloom at a faster rate. However, if you want your plant to thrive and spread all around the ground and cover it then using fertilizers is important. Usually, vinca minor can stay healthy even if the soil beneath it has a low amount of nutrients. Although, if you notice that the roots are too weak to spread then there is something wrong with your ground. The main reason why these flowers are used as ground cover is because of how easily they spread around your garden. If the water starts gathering over the soil, then this will eventually kill your vinca minor ground cover plants.įinally, one last problem that people using vinca minor as a ground cover report is that the plant is not spreading properly. While it is better that you keep the soil around it moist, it is also essential that you leave a way for all the liquid to escape. Vinca minor is a drought-resistant plant that can even survive with little to no amount of water. If the soil you have planted your vinca minor in is not getting proper drainage, then all the excess water can kill your plant. Vinca minor ( common names lesser periwinkle 1 or dwarf periwinkle) is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, native to central and southern Europe, from Portugal and France north to the Netherlands and the Baltic States, east to the Caucasus, and also southwestern Asia in Turkey. Frunzele sunt persistente, opuse, pieloase, eliptic-ovate, lungi de 2-4 cm, cu margini intregi, cu partea superioara de culoare verde-inchis (Vezi fig. Keep in mind that the steps mentioned above can also be responsible for this problem which is why you should go through them as well. Florile de Vinca minor sunt regulate, de culoare albastru-liliachie, cu un diametru de 2.5 cm si codita de 1-3 cm. The user can start by checking the condition of the soil where the flower has been planted.
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