Re: Vinca Minor does well in the shade???
Hi, Joe, thanks for the information about vinca....I think that the vinca I was
hoping to use was the perennial variety, since the foliage is evergreen, but it
is good to know that there is also an annual type that will tolerate the
conditions that I have....thanks.
marilyn
Cajun Joe wrote:
> 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.
