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Vinca Minor Atropurpurea

Common name: Lesser periwinkle

Add a splash of colour to your garden with Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea', an extraordinary deep purple flowering plant.

-15 to -20°C
Good for Pollinators

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9cm Pots
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Plum purple whorls and rich green foliage Vinca minor Atropurpurea boasts beautiful, single, star-shaped blooms covering neat, ground hugging mats of glossy foliage in spring, summer and autumn. Outstanding for injecting colour into often difficult dry areas. Fabulous planted under trees and shrubs, on banks and slopes, or trailing over the edges of containers and walls. Happy grown in coastal areas. Vinca minor are fantastic, floriferous perennials with long prostrate stems which create dense carpets of evergreen, broad-leaved groundcover. Excellent for suppressing weeds whilst keeping the soil beneath protected from hot summer sun or excessive winter cold. The name Vinca derives from the latin word vincire which means to bind or to fetter, probably referring to the plants ability to hold shifting ground together by using the long runners. Vinca minor Atropurpurea holds the prestigious Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society for its outstanding performance in the garden. Plants prefer to be grown in moist, well-drained soil in full sun to full shade. Adaptable and hardy, evergreen perennials which reach 20cm tall and spread up to 90cm.
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Key Information
Latin Name Vinca Minor Atropurpurea 9cm pot
Common Name Lesser periwinkle
Hardiness H6 (-15 to -20°C)
Colour Purple
Type Perennial
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Shade, Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m) 0.20 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.90
AGM Yes
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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