Vinca minor Trio | Periwinkle 'Alba', 'Merlot' & 'Bowles Blue' Evergreen Groundcover

Vinca minor Periwinkle Trio includes three evergreen varieties: 'Alba', 'Merlot', and 'Bowles Blue'. This collection features white, burgundy-purple, and violet-blue blooms above glossy green foliage, providing year-round interest in shady garden areas.

Fast-growing and low-maintenance, Vinca minor forms a dense mat that suppresses weeds, controls erosion, and thrives in areas where grass struggles. Ideal for woodland gardens, under trees, slopes, walls, and containers.

Key Features

• Botanical Name: Vinca minor
• Varieties Included: 'Alba', 'Merlot', 'Bowles Blue'
• Common Name: Periwinkle
• Life Cycle: Evergreen Perennial
• Flower Colors: White, Burgundy Purple, Violet Blue
• Foliage Color: Deep Green
• Plant Height: 4–6 inches
• Spread: 12–24 inches
• Growth Habit: Trailing, Mat-Forming
• Bloom Season: Spring with sporadic blooms through summer and fall
• Light Requirements: Part Shade to Full Shade
• Water Needs: Low to Moderate
• Hardiness Zones: USDA 4–9
• Characteristics: Evergreen, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Erosion Control

Uses

• Shade garden groundcover
• Woodland gardens
• Underplanting trees and shrubs
• Slopes and erosion control
• Rock gardens and retaining walls
• Container gardens

Planting Partners

• Hosta
• Athyrium Ferns
• Heuchera
• Ajuga
• Carex Sedge

Care Tips

• Plant in moist, well-drained soil.
• Thrives in partial to full shade.
• Water regularly until established.
• Trim occasionally to maintain shape and spread.
• Mulch around new plantings to conserve moisture.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.