common periwinkle
Vinca minor
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 6 inches tall6 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Horizontal
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Lavender blue
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Common periwinkle (Vinca minor) is a perennial for borders, ground cover, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist soil of most types. It is evergreen, grows fast, and stays only 3 to 6 inches tall, so give it room to spread. The lavender blue flowers attract butterflies. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Weigela, Black Parrot tulip, and Eastern white pine.
Native range
Europe to southern Russia.