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Common Name: Common Periwinkle

Species Name: Vinca minor

Family Name: Apocynaceae

 

 

Examples of Common PeriwinkleVinca Minor

A group of Common Periwinkle plants with smooth, shiny leaves growing in the dirt.
A group of Common Periwinkle plants with smooth, shiny leaves growing in the dirt.
A group of Common Periwinkle plants with smooth, shiny leaves growing in the dirt.
An up-close image of the green, shiny, oval shaped leaves on a Common Periwinkle plant.
An up-close image of the green, shiny, oval shaped leaves on a Common Periwinkle plant.
An up-close image of the green, shiny, oval shaped leaves on a Common Periwinkle plant.
A close-up image of a white flower with five petals on a Common Periwinkle plant.
A close-up image of a white flower with five petals on a Common Periwinkle plant.
A close-up image of a white flower with five petals on a Common Periwinkle plant.

 

 

Plant Facts  
Origin Europe
Sun Preference Shade
Susceptibility Canker, blight, leaf spot, stem lesions, cucumber mosaic virus and root rot

 

 

ID Characteristics

 

 

Habitat/Ecology  
Soil Preference Well-drained
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 4
Notes Prostate, low-growing evergreen

 

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