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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 4–9Type Ground coverClimate Temperate
White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — preventing soil erosion and deterring weeds with its dense foliage; offering excellent coverage for borders and

Culture

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

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Ground cover
Family
Apocynaceae
Climate
Temperate

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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 features glossy, dark-green leaves and produces delicate, star-shaped, white flowers in spring; which, image 52
White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — The White Periwinkle, or Vinca minor 'Alba', is an evergreen ground cover with a trailing habit
White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — This hardy plant thrives in partial to full shade and adapts to various soil types
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') — 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') — each typically measuring 1 inch in diameter
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') — ground cover with violet blooms; making it an excellent choice for understory plantings and north-facing gardens
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') — making it an excellent choice for understory plantings and north-facing gardens
White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — It's also highly regarded for its hardiness and is resistant to most pests and diseases
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') — typically flowering from spring into the fall; the White Periwinkle, or Vinca minor 'Alba', is an evergreen ground
White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — offering excellent coverage for borders and underplantings; is a versatile evergreen ground cover plant, image 55
White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — prized for its resplendence and low-maintenance character in landscape designs
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') — It features glossy, dark-green leaves and produces delicate, star-shaped, white flowers in spring; which contrasts
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') — It is adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions, but it prefers moist, well-drained soils
White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — which contrasts strikingly against its glossy
White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — thus ensuring sustained beauty with minimal intervention.<br><br>As a low-maintenance option
White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — it reaches 4 to 6 inches in height and spreads 18 to 24 inches
White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — The White Periwinkle, or Vinca minor 'Alba', is an evergreen ground cover with a trailing habit; it reaches, image 51
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