There’s a spot at The Farm where Vinca minor has been growing happily for at least 14 years, nestled in dappled light in the shade of some trees. I’ve watched ...

There's a spot at the Farm where Vinca minor has been growing happily for at least 14 years, nestled in dappled light in the shade of some trees. I've watched it grow, walked over it and wondered ...

Check out our tips for planting vinca in containers as well as more information on Vinca major (greater periwinkle) and Vinca minor (common or dwarf periwinkle). WATCH: Why We Love Wisteria.

Vinca minor may be an attractive ground cover, but it can quickly take over your entire backyard. Here are tips for ...

Dwarf periwinkle (Vinca minor) is less invasive, but it’s still not recommended. The invasive plant council advises gardeners to pass on two other ground covers: ice plant ( Carpobrotus edulis ...

Native to temperate regions across Europe, periwinkle is an impressive ground cover plant that will thrive wherever it is planted. Growing best from US hardiness zone 3 to zone 9, periwinkle will ...

Vinca minor (lesser periwinkle or dwarf periwinkle) with blue-violet flowers and green leaves under trees or in a flowerbed. Volodymyr Kazhanov/Getty Images By U of M Extension Master Gardeners in ...

Dear N.S.: Myrtle is a common name for Vinca minor, a hardy mostly evergreen trailing woody plant that is used as a groundcover.It is native to Europe. It has small pale violet blue flowers in the ...

Vinpocetine, first discovered in the 1960s, is produced in the lab by chemically altering vincamine, a compound from the Vinca minor periwinkle plant. From periwinkle, a memory aid - Los Angeles Times ...

Vinca is a good example. Periwinkle is the common name for this pretty plant that belongs to the dogbane or Apocynaceae family. But which plant are you talking about? Vinca major, vinca minor ...

The Vinca minor, also known as common periwinkle, is best known for being an easy ground cover with periwinkle blue flowers in spring.