| Description | A good ground cover plant for the shaded areas having variegated foliage and blue flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (VING-ka)(MY-nor) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Groundcovers and vines |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | grows best in part sun, tolerates full if there is ample moisture (Zone #5) but this cultivar may burn in the sun |
| Moisture | prefers moist, tolerates average, will get crispy in bone dry |
| Soil & Site | prefers rich, moist well drained, grows happily in average |
| Temperature | I have found in very harsh winters (Zone #5) with little snow fall, there can be die back but the plants will quickly recover from the crown in the spring |
| Flowers | small, five petal, solitary 1 inch, pale violet-blue, and funnel shaped flowers occurs in April |
| Leaves | dark green glossy, evergreen variegated leaves on |
| Stems | long wiry stems, branches root as they creep out from the central crown |
| Dimensions | I have found in semi-shade moist conditions Vinca is a very fast spread in hot dry conditions much slower. Reaches about 6 inches high and spreads forever. |
| Maintenance | Occasional shearing will help thicken the plant. Weeds should be at a minimum because of the plants thick growth |
| Propagation | cuttings, division |
| Author's Notes | In moist, good soil this plant can be very aggressive. In poor, dry soils the rate of spread slows down appreciatively. |
| Notes & Reference | #68-Groundcovers for the Midwest (Voight, Hamilton,Giles) |
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