Vinca minor Trio | 3 Live Evergreen Periwinkle Plants | 'Alba', 'Merlot', 'Bowles Blue' | Groundcover for Shade

Vinca minor Periwinkle Trio includes three beautiful evergreen varieties: 'Alba', 'Merlot', and 'Bowles Blue'. This collection offers a stunning mix of white, burgundy-purple, and violet-blue blooms above glossy green foliage, creating year-round interest in shady garden spaces. Fast-growing and low-maintenance, Vinca minor forms a dense mat that suppresses weeds, helps control erosion, and thrives where grass struggles to grow. Perfect for woodland gardens, beneath trees, along slopes, or spilling gracefully over walls and containers.

Key Features

• Botanical Name: Vinca minor
• Varieties Included: 'Alba', 'Merlot', and 'Bowles Blue'
• Common Name: Periwinkle
• Life Cycle: Evergreen Perennial
• Flower Colors: White, Burgundy Purple, Violet Blue
• Foliage Color: Deep Green
• Plant Height: 4–6 inches
• Spread: 12–24 inches
• Growth Habit: Trailing, Mat-Forming
• Bloom Season: Spring with sporadic blooms through summer and fall
• Light Requirements: Part Shade to Full Shade
• Water Needs: Low to Moderate
• Hardiness Zones: USDA 4–9
• Characteristics: Evergreen, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Erosion Control

Uses

• Shade garden groundcover
• Woodland gardens
• Underplanting trees and shrubs
• Slopes and erosion control
• Rock gardens and retaining walls
• Container gardens

Planting Partners

• Hosta
• Athyrium Ferns
• Heuchera
• Ajuga
• Carex Sedge

Care Tips

• Plant in moist, well-drained soil.
• Thrives in partial to full shade.
• Water regularly until established.
• Trim occasionally to maintain shape and spread.
• Mulch around new plantings to conserve moisture.

Common Name: Periwinkle
Scientific Name: Vinca minor
Sunlight: Part Shade to Full Shade
Watering: Low to Moderate
Soil: Moist, Well-Drained
Hardiness Zones: USDA 4–9
Growth Habit: Trailing, Mat-Forming
Format: 3 Live Plants