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Re: [SHADEGARDENS] Vinca minor 'Robert Shugert'

CCREDUX wrote:

> While cleaning up the garden today, I noticed the subject Vinca variety that I
> had forgotten that I had planted last fall. It is quite nice, with a whitish
> margin and centers somewhat with a bluish tinge.
>
> Anyone know of any special cultural requirements for this one in Zone 5?
> It seems to be thriving in open shade. (I never cared particularly with using
> vinca as a groundcover in beds where other plants were growing;rather, I have
> used it to surround trees, etc. But this one is special to my eye.
>
> Clyde Crockett z5 ccredux@aol.com Indy IN
> P.S. Is it syn. with V.m. 'Variegata'?

  Hi Clyde,
This is a cultivar of V. minor 'Variegata' -- and it is special.  No special
treatment or requirements to grow this lovely evergreen goundcover, as long as the
soil does not dry out.  . It adapts to sun or shade  Other variegated forms of
Vinca are available, 'Sterling Silver' is also white edged, and 'Aurea' has a
lovely yellow margin which is most obvious in cooler weather.

Rika        Willow Pond Nursery       http://www.willowpondnursery.com
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