Vinca minor
(sold as Bowles Blue)
Family: Apocynaceae
Common name: PERIWINKLE
Native to: Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Europe, North Caucasus, Southern Russia
Sentiment: tender recollections
Plant
Type: perennial
Form: spreading
Leaves evergreen
Max height: 0.65 feet
Max width: 0.65 feet
Flower
blue/green, magenta/purple, secondary color present
Leaf
green
Horticulture
Attracts wildlife: specific butterfly species
Plant features: evergreen, invasive, naturalizes
Exposure: part shade, sun
Landscape use: container
Invasive
Propagates by: seed
flowers in fall
flowers in spring
flowers in summer
Soil type: wide range
USDA Zone: zone 9 to +20 f
Temp. range: +20 to +30 °F
Water: dry, moderate
Butterflies that feed on this plant
