Vinca minor
You buy one or more Vince Minor a grown in pots. These plants grow mostly as groundcover. For 1 square meter zou need about 12 plants. These plants are grown in 9 cm pots, and can be planted year round. These plants are guaranteed fungal and disease free.
This always green plant is a loved groundcover that is undemanding. If you plant the Vince Minor Gertrude Jekyll in a shady spotz, the leaves will become nice green, and if you place it in a sunny spot the plant will get many blue-purple flowers. This plant will grow 10-15cm high and is frost-hardy. Like other groundcovers, this plant works well against weeds.
Name
| Botanical name: | Vinca minor |
| Colloquial name: | lesser periwinkle or dwarf periwinkle |
Growth
| Growth form: | broad, bushy growth |
| Mature height: | 10 - 20 cm |
| Growth: | 7 - 10 cm per year |
Leaf
| Foliage: | ovate, glossy |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Leaf color: | dark green |
Blossom / fruit
| Blossom: | star shaped |
| Flowering period: | April to June |
| Flower color: | blue |
Miscellaneous
| Soil type: | normal garden soil |
| Location: | full sun, semi shade,less flowering in the shade |
| Flowering period: | all year round |
| Requirement: | 12 plants per m² |
| Use for: | ground cover plant, grouping Plant, mass planting |
| Ships as: | as pot plant |
| Hardiness: | yes |
