Plant WitchCommon Periwinkle
Vinca minor
Zones 6–13
| Sun | full sun |
|---|---|
| Water | medium |
| Grow time | — |
| Height | <1ft |
| Spacing | 12–24in |
| Full sun | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Part shade | ✓ |
| Shade | ✓ |
| Life cycle | perennial |
|---|---|
| Category | creeping perennial |
| Growth habit | ground cover |
| Season | cool |
| Frost tolerance | hardy |
| Height | under 1ft |
| Spacing | 12–24in |
| Days to bloom | over 150 |
| Native us | ✗ |
| Water | medium |
|---|---|
| Drainage | well drained |
| Soil ph min | 5.5 |
| Soil ph max | 7.5 |
| Propagation | |
| Seed | ✓ |
| Cutting | ✓ |
| Division | ✓ |
| Graft | ✗ |
| Tuber bulb crown | ✗ |
| Transplant | ✓ |
| Container ok | ✓ |
| Spread | runners |
| Deer resistant | ✓ |
| Drought tolerant | ✗ |
| Pollinator friendly | ✓ |
| Toxic to | |
| People | ✓ |
| Pets | ✓ |
| Livestock | ✓ |
| Length | over 12wk |
|---|---|
| Colors | |
| White | ✗ |
| Yellow | ✗ |
| Orange | ✗ |
| Red | ✗ |
| Pink | ✗ |
| Purple | ✗ |
| Blue | ✓ |
| Green | ✗ |
| Fragrant | ✗ |
| Reblooms | ✓ |
| Deadhead | ✗ |
| Cut flower | ✗ |
| Dried flower | ✗ |
| Status | invasive |
|---|---|
| Regions | |
| Northeast | ✗ |
| Southeast | ✗ |
| Midwest | ✗ |
| Plains | ✗ |
| Southwest | ✗ |
| Mountain west | ✗ |
| Pacific northwest | ✗ |
| California | ✗ |
| Hawaii | ✗ |
| State noxious | ✗ |
| Escapes cultivation | ✓ |
| Mat height | 2–6in |
|---|---|
| Spread rate | fast |
| Foot traffic | light |
| Evergreen | ✓ |
| Lawn alternative | ✓ |
| Mowable | ✗ |
| Between pavers | ✗ |
| Erosion control | ✓ |
| Weed suppression | ✓ |
| Under trees | ✓ |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sow | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Harvest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References: Wikipedia · USDA fact sheet · how this data is made