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Back to buying options25+ Vinca Minor Live Plants – Periwinkle Ground Cover | Bare Root | Evergreen Creeping Myrtle | Lavender Flowers | Erosion Control Plant
Create a lush, low-growing garden carpet with this collection of 25+ Vinca minor live plants. Also known as Periwinkle, Creeping Myrtle, or Creeping Vinca, this hardy evergreen ground cover is valued for its glossy dark green foliage, spreading growth habit, and delicate lavender flowers. It is an excellent choice for filling open spaces, covering slopes, helping with erosion control, and creating attractive borders beneath trees and shrubs.
You will receive 25 or more freshly harvested bare-root plants, collected from established garden stock in central Connecticut on the morning of shipment. Vinca minor is a hardy perennial that spreads horizontally and requires relatively little maintenance once established. It performs well in both sunny and shaded locations and is drought tolerant once established.
You will receive:
✔️ 25+ live Vinca minor plants
✔️ Freshly harvested bare-root plants
✔️ Evergreen dark green foliage
✔️ Lavender funnel-shaped flowers
✔️ Fast-spreading ground cover
✔️ Suitable for erosion control and landscape coverage
🌼 Growing Information
Common Name: Periwinkle / Creeping Myrtle / Vinca Minor
Botanical Name: Vinca minor
Plant Type: Evergreen perennial ground cover
Growth Stage: Bare-root starter plants
Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial and heavy shade
Soil: Medium-moisture to dry, well-draining soil
Watering: Moderate during establishment; drought tolerant once established
Mature Height: Approximately 4–6 inches
Mature Spread: Approximately 18 inches
Growth Rate: Fast and spreading
USDA Zones: 4–8
Container Friendly: Yes, though best suited for landscape ground cover
💡 Care Tip: Plant Vinca minor approximately 6–12 inches apart to allow the plants to fill in naturally. Keep the roots moist while establishing, then gradually reduce watering as the plants become established. It can tolerate a range of light conditions, from full sun to shade, but monitor spreading growth and trim as needed to keep it within its intended planting area.
