Vinca Minor does well in the shade???
Hello - This is some info that I got on the Web about Vinca Minor, and I
don't see anything that says it's OK to grow in the shade??? Cajun Joe
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VINCA - ANNUAL BEDDING PLANT
A wonderfully delicate-looking annual bedding plant you might like to
consider is Vinca. Sometimes called Madagascar Periwinkle, this free-
flowering, trouble free beauty might remind you of impatiens, although the
leaves of Vinca are narrower, darker and shinier. The big difference is that
Vinca grows in full sun, adores hot dry weather, and doesn't even mind air
pollutants.
Bloom colours are deep pink, soft pinks, rose, purple, and pure white. Some
vinca varieties form an attractive mound about 35 centimetres in diameter,
while other varieties are perfect for ground cover, growing to a maximum of
12 centimetres high, but spreading as far as 60 centimetres.
In the past, annual Vinca did not tolerate cold damp weather well, but some
of the newer varieties seem to tolerate cool weather better. One thing to
watch out for is overwatering - this plant will not tolerate it.
Perennial Vinca is better known as Vinca Minor, or Blue Periwinkle. This is
an excellent ground cover plant with pretty blue flowers that peek out from
rick, glossy evergreen leaves. This ground cover is particularly effective
in shady areas, unlike its annual cousin.
