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Potted Vinca Plants - Description
- Potted Vinca Minor Plant
- AKA Periwinkle, Lesser Periwinkle
- Evergreen, Ground Cover Plant
- Vinca minor
- Low Spreading Habit
- Species: Minor
- Major Has Larger & broader Leaves
- Minor Has Larger Flowers
- Foliage is Smooth
- Potted Plants
- Pot Size: 9cm Pot
Potted Vinca Plants - Characteristics
- Plant Type: Ground Cover
- Fully Grown Size: 60cm high, 200cm spread
- Fast growing ground cover plant
- Long spreading stems
- Can trail up & down walls
- Flower Colour: Light purple
- Flowering Time: April to August
- Sow: All year round
- Hardiness: Hardy
Potted Vinca Plants - Uses
- Excellent choice for ground cover
- Suited to sun & part shade
- Great for quick ground cover
- Vinca plants offer a fast growing plant that will spread & cover bare soil
- Low maintenance plant reduces the need to weed flower beds
- Position along the front of flower beds
- Vinca companion plants include
- Hellebores, Ajuga, Ferns, Ophiopogons & Spirea Gold Flame
- Evergreen plant looks great all year round
Potted Vinca Plants - Planting Instructions
- Soak pots in water before sowing
- Choose a location
- Happy in sun or part shade
- Deep, fertile soil that is well drained
- Spacing: 50cm apart
- Prepare bed by digging over soil & adding fertilizer or manure
- Dig hole roughly twice the size of the plant pot
- Handle pots with care
- Squeeze side of pots to remove plant
- Firm in well
- Soak soil well after planting
- Feed every 2 to 3 weeks
- Can lift & divide clumps every 3 years
