Vinca major or minor?
- Subject: Vinca major or minor?
- From: p*@att.net
- Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 04:41:29 +0000
To Alessandra and all,
I am researching Vinca (major and minor) for a writing project. I have been
trying to figure out if the one used in antiquity, as in ancient Rome, was
Vinca major or V. minor, or both. I wondered if the answer is obvious to
someone who lives in Italy (by the fact that only one is commmonly seen there
now), or if the historical record reveals which one was grown then and used for
garlands and wreaths. I have guessed it was V. major, since this one is the
less hardy. Also because it is the one cited by traditional herbalists, so
maybe the one first known, but would like to have sounder reasons to decide.
Any thoughts or information appreciated.
Pam Peirce,
San Francisco, CA
