Vinca minor

Name: Vinca minor
Common Name lesser periwinkle	Family Apocynaceae
Deciduous          x   Evergreen         x    SubShrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit prostrate, mat forming	Hard. Zone   usda 4	Mature Size 10-20cm tall by indefinite spread	x
Leaf: elliptic or lance shaped, dark green, to 5cm long	Fall/Winter Color
Leaf Arr.     x   Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: showy, long stalked, 5 petal, blue, white, or blue violet	Infl.: singly
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.     ( June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.)      Nov.      Dec. (flowering period)
Water Use High     Low	Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained	Exposure Sun   x  Semi-shade   x  Shade
Landscape uses: ground cover, woodland garden	Limitations: leaf hoppers, scale, aphids, leaf spot	Other Features: fast spreading