Vinca minor 'Bowles'
Vinca
USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9
Reliable, creeping groundcover with larger and more numerous flowers than the species. Foliage is shiny and dark green. Lilac-blue pinwheel flowers appear in the spring.
Height
4-6 Inches
Spread
48 Inches
Color
Blue/Purple
Interesting Notes
Vinca is dereived from the Latin word vincio (to bind). Discovered in the 1920's by E.A. Bowles, in a French cemetery.
Bloom Time
March-April
When to Divide
spring
Good Companions
Plantain Lily (Hosta ), Yellow Archangel (Groundcover- Lamiastrum galeobdolon), Japanese Windflower Anemone (Anemone ), Leatherwood Fern (Dryopteris marginalis)Characteristics & Attributes
Attributes & Uses
| • | Ground Cover |
| • | Containers |
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
| • | Partial Shade |
| • | Shade |
Foliage Color
| • | Dark Green |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Spring |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Fall |
| • | Winter |
| • | Spring |
| • | Summer |
Soil Moisture Preference
| • | Very Adaptable |
