Perennials

Vinca Vine (Periwinkle) - Live Plant

Zones 4a–9bLive Plant
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An evergreen trailing groundcover that holds a slope and keeps its leaves all winter.
Vinca Vine (Periwinkle) - Live Plant

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Perennials

Vinca Vine (Periwinkle) - Live Plant

$10.00
Perennials

Vinca Vine (Periwinkle) - Live Plant

$10.00
Description

Vinca minor, common periwinkle, is the groundcover you plant where you are tired of fighting. Glossy dark evergreen leaves on trailing stems that root as they run, with small violet-blue flowers in spring and scattered bloom after. It takes dry shade under trees, holds a bank against washout, and stays green through an Alabama winter when everything around it has gone brown. This is NOT the annual bedding Vinca (Catharanthus) - it is a hardy perennial groundcover and behaves completely differently. Plant it where you want it to stay and give it an edge to run into. Offered in 4-Inch Pot, shipped well-rooted from our Lineville, Alabama nursery.

Specifications
  • Mature size: Under 1 ft tall, spreading
  • Grows best: Outdoors - Hardiness USDA 4-9
  • Pet safety: Not considered pet safe; all parts are toxic if eaten
  • Sourcing: Nursery-grown by Wade Greens; ships healthy from our Lineville, Alabama nursery to the lower 48 states.
Care Instructions
  • Light: Part shade to full shade; tolerates morning sun
  • Water: Weekly until established, then rarely
  • Soil: Almost any soil, including dry shade
  • Feeding: Feed in spring
Growing Zone

Hardy in zones 4a–9b. Outside that range it can still be grown in a container and overwintered indoors.

Full colour is zones 4a–9b, where this plant is hardy in the ground. Lower 48 shown — that's where we ship. 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, via the PRISM Climate Group.

Questions & Answers

How big does it get?
Under 1 ft tall, spreading indefinitely by rooting stems.

How much light does it need?
Part shade to full shade.

Is it safe for pets?
No. All parts are toxic if eaten - plant it where pets do not graze.

How is it shipped?
Packed to arrive healthy and shipped from our Alabama nursery to the lower 48 states.

Shipping & Returns

Ships to all 48 contiguous states from our farm in Lineville, Alabama.

What it costs

Based on your order total: $12.95 under $35 · $16.95 to $75 · $21.95 to $125 · free over $125.

Ship days

Mondays and Tuesdays only — see below.

Getting it ready

1–3 business days to pot up, water back and pack.

Where we can't go

Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, P.O. boxes, and outside the United States.

Why we only ship Mondays and Tuesdays

A plant in a dark box is on a clock. Shipping early in the week means it reaches you before the weekend instead of sitting in a warehouse from Friday to Monday. It costs us a day or two of lead time and saves a lot of plants.

Practically: an order placed Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or over the weekend goes out the following Monday. We'd rather tell you that now than let you find it in a tracking number.

How long it takes once it leaves

Typical ground transit from Lineville, Alabama after the ship day. Estimates, not guarantees — weather and carrier backlogs happen.

  • 1–2 days Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky
  • 2–3 days The rest of the Southeast and Midwest, Texas, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast
  • 3–5 days The Plains, the Mountain West and the West Coast

Tracking is emailed the moment your box is scanned.

If something arrives unhappy

A little leaf drop or travel stress is normal and usually sorts itself out within a week or two of settling in. If a plant arrives genuinely damaged, email support@wadegreens.com within 48 hours of delivery with a photo of the plant and the box, and we'll make it right.

Plant Traits

The facts that decide whether it takes root, in the order that matters.

Sunlight

Partial Shade (2-4 hrs) · Full Shade (under 2 hrs)

Two to four hours direct, or all-day filtered light under high branches.

Water

Low

Water to establish, then only through a real dry spell. Too much water kills these faster than too little.

Mature Size

Under 1 ft

Where it settles once established. Plan the spacing for this, not for the size it arrives at.

Foliage

Evergreen

Holds working leaves year round, replacing them gradually rather than all at once. Structure through winter.

Works As

Groundcover · Border & Bed · Foundation Planting

Traits

  • EvergreenLeaves stay on and working through winter, replaced gradually instead of all at once. Year-round structure, and a windbreak where you need one.
  • GroundcoverSpreads sideways by runner, rhizome or low branching to close bare soil. A closed canopy shades out weed seed and holds a slope in place.
  • Drought TolerantDeep or fleshy roots and less leaf surface let it ride out a dry spell once established. Established means a full season in the ground — year one it still needs water.
  • Deer ResistantDeer feed by scent first. Aromatic oils, fuzzy leaves and milky sap all read as "not food," so this gets browsed last — though a hungry herd in late winter will test anything.
  • Low MaintenanceNo routine pruning, staking, deadheading or feeding to stay presentable. Not the same as no water in the first season.

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