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Vinca minor 'Bowles'

Vinca

Reliable, creeping groundcover with larger and more numerous flowers than the species. Foliage is shiny and dark green. Lilac-blue pinwheel flowers appear in the spring.

Exposure
Full Shade
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Foliage Color
Dark Green
Soil Moisture
Very Adaptable
Attributes
Container
Ground Cover
Habit
Spreading
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Spring
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Fall
Spring
Summer
Bloom Time
March - April
Additional Information about Vinca minor 'Bowles'

Vinca is dereived from the Latin word vincio (to bind). Discovered in the 1920's by E.A. Bowles, in a French cemetery.