Skip to content
Log inStart trial

White Periwinkle

Vinca Minor 'Alba'

Design with this plant

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

See full data, regional cultivation notes, and design tools. Build a client presentation around this plant.

Start your 14-day trial

Photos (56)

White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — It features glossy, dark-green leaves and produces delicate, star-shaped, white flowers in spring
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') — The plant's leaves are oblong to ovate
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') — preventing soil erosion and deterring weeds with its dense foliage
White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — violet flowers in the garden
White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — The plant's leaves are oblong to ovate; scientifically named Vinca minor 'Alba'
White Periwinkle (Vinca Minor 'Alba') — violet flowers in the garden; prized for its resplendence and low-maintenance character in landscape designs
Photographs by 6 contributors

Related plants

Adrift™ Wax Vine (Hoya rosita) — The Hoya rosita is a climbing and trailing houseplant with elongated medium-green leaves edged in deep red

Adrift™ Wax Vine

Hoya rosita

Half
Alice Du Pont Mandevilla (Mandevilla 'Alice Du Pont') — dark green leaves that span 3 to 8 inches in length

Vine

Alice Du Pont Mandevilla

Mandevilla 'Alice Du Pont'

FullUSDA 9–11
Arkansas Amsonia (Amsonia Hubrichtii) — Arkansas Amsonia adds a sophisticated charm to any landscape design

Perennial

Arkansas Amsonia

Amsonia Hubrichtii

FullUSDA 4–9
Balloon Milkweed (Gomphocarpus Physocarpus) — Balloon Milkweed (Gomphocarpus physocarpus) is a striking perennial, reaching up to 6 ft tall, image 82

Shrub

Balloon Milkweed

Gomphocarpus Physocarpus

FullUSDA 8–10
Blue Ice Amsonia (Amsonia Tab. 'Blue Ice') — known for its compact and robust form

Perennial

Blue Ice Amsonia

Amsonia Tab. 'Blue Ice'

FullUSDA 4–9
Blushing Sunset™ Wax Vine (Hoya wibergiae) — The Hoya wibergiae is a trailing houseplant with fleshy

Blushing Sunset™ Wax Vine

Hoya wibergiae

Half