Variegata greater periwinkle
Vinca major 'Variegata'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Creeping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Variegata' greater periwinkle (Vinca major 'Variegata') is a groundcover for containers and low maintenance gardens. This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows fast, stays evergreen, and handles drought well. Butterflies visit it. It sits low on the menu for deer. Give the creeping stems room to spread.
Pairs well with Spurge, Mondo grass, and Cherry laurel.