White Periwinkle

Vinca Minor 'Alba'

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Overview

The White Periwinkle, or Vinca minor 'Alba', is an evergreen ground cover with a trailing habit. It features glossy, dark-green leaves and produces delicate, star-shaped, white flowers in spring. This hardy plant thrives in partial to full shade and adapts to various soil types. Once established, it reaches 4 to 6 inches in height and spreads 18 to 24 inches, offering excellent coverage for borders and underplantings.

Sun Deep Shade, Half, ShadeWater Low, Very LowZones 4–9Climate Temperate

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — The White Periwinkle, or Vinca minor 'Alba', is an evergreen ground cover with a trailing habit

Culture

Sun: Deep Shade, Half, Shade
Water: Low, Very Low
USDA zones: 4–9

Shape & size

Classification

Family: Apocynaceae
Climate: Temperate

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White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — ground cover for deep shade or half or shade

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — ground cover with violet blooms

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — The White Periwinkle, or Vinca minor 'Alba', is an evergreen ground cover with a trailing habit; it reaches 4 to 6

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — scientifically named Vinca minor 'Alba'; the White Periwinkle thrives in partial to full shade

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — it reaches 4 to 6 inches in height and spreads 18 to 24 inches; ground cover for deep shade or half or shade

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — offering excellent coverage for borders and underplantings; is a versatile evergreen ground cover plant

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — is a versatile evergreen ground cover plant; thus ensuring sustained beauty with minimal intervention.<br><br>As a

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — This hardy plant thrives in partial to full shade and adapts to various soil types; this periwinkle serves as an

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — prized for its resplendence and low-maintenance character in landscape designs; this hardy plant thrives in partial to

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — which contrasts strikingly against its glossy; ground cover with violet blooms

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — This variant features a delicate display of pure white blooms; each typically measuring 1 inch in diameter

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — each typically measuring 1 inch in diameter; periodic pruning may be required to maintain a tidy appearance and prevent

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — the White Periwinkle thrives in partial to full shade; it's also highly regarded for its hardiness and is resistant to

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — measuring approximately 1 to 2 inches long.<br><br>Ideal for USDA hardiness zones 4 through 8, image 38

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — making it an excellent choice for understory plantings and north-facing gardens; it features glossy, dark-green leaves

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — The plant's leaves are oblong to ovate; scientifically named Vinca minor 'Alba'

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — this periwinkle serves as an effective ground cover; violet flowers in the garden

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — It is adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions, but it prefers moist, well-drained soils; this variant features a

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — Periodic pruning may be required to maintain a tidy appearance and prevent overgrowth; it is adaptable to a wide range

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — It's also highly regarded for its hardiness and is resistant to most pests and diseases; the plant's leaves are oblong

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — thus ensuring sustained beauty with minimal intervention.<br><br>As a low-maintenance option; preventing soil erosion

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — preventing soil erosion and deterring weeds with its dense foliage; offering excellent coverage for borders and

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — typically flowering from spring into the fall; the White Periwinkle, or Vinca minor 'Alba', is an evergreen ground

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — violet flowers in the garden; prized for its resplendence and low-maintenance character in landscape designs

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