Vinca minor ‘Alba’
$24.99
Vinca minor Alba forms a low evergreen mat of trailing stems, dark green leaves, and white spring flowers for shaded ground cover, banks, and underplanting.
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Description
Vinca minor Alba is a mat-forming evergreen perennial with long trailing stems, dark green ovate leaves, and solitary white flowers. Plants grow about 10 to 50 cm tall and spread 100 to 150 cm, making a continuous low carpet for borders, banks, woodland gardens, and spaces beneath shrubs.
Grow it in full sun, partial shade, or full shade in chalk, clay, loam, or sand. It accepts acid, neutral, or alkaline soil and grows in moist but well-drained, well-drained, or poorly drained conditions. Space plants about 35 cm apart.
Keep the soil moist but drained and cut back in early spring when needed to control spread. Propagate by division or semi-hardwood cuttings. The plant is toxic if eaten, so keep it away from children and pets.
Additional information
| Height | 10 cm – 50 cm |
|---|---|
| Spread | 100 cm – 150 cm |
| Flowering months | March, April, May |
| Synonyms | Vinca minor 'Alba', Vinca minor f. alba Beth Chatto selection |
| Family | Apocynaceae |
| Propagation | Propagate by division in spring or autumn or by semi-hardwood cuttings in summer. |
| Pests | Generally pest-free. |
| Diseases | May be susceptible to rust and vinca stem blight. |
| Pruning | Cut back in early spring when needed to keep spreading growth within bounds. |
| Hazardous information | The plant is toxic if eaten; keep it away from children and pets. |
| Hazardous | yes |
| Variegated | unknown |
| Watering instructions | Keep the soil moist but well drained. |
| Sunlight instructions | Plant in full sun, partial shade, or full shade. |
| Color flower autumn | White |
| Color flower spring | White |
| Color flower summer | White |
| Aspect | East, South, West |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Habit | Mat-former, Trailing |
| Moisture | Wet or Damp Soil, Moist but Well Drained, Well Drained Soil |
| Ph | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Position | Full shade, Full sun, Partial shade |
| Shape | Prostrate, Spreading |
| Suggest planting location | Banks and slopes, Woodland Garden, Ground cover planting, Underplanting for roses and shrubs |
| Type | Perennial |
| Use for | Ground cover, Low maintenance, Erosion Control |
| Years to max height | 5 |
| Drought resistance | moderate |
| Soil | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Local names | White Periwinkle, White-flowered Lesser Periwinkle, Small White Periwinkle |
| Blomidon Item No | C196, MO23087893, VINMIAL001G |
| Usps | White spring flowers brighten a dense evergreen ground-covering mat., Trailing stems spread across banks, shaded beds, and under shrubs. |