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Vinca minor f.alba Gertrude Jekyll

Vinca minor f.alba Gertrude Jekyll

Common name: Lesser Periwinkle

Brilliant white blooms energise dark shady areas

-15 to -20°C

Good for Pollinators

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Boasting larger blooms than her cousins, Vinca minor f.alba ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ is a much-loved member of the Lesser Periwinkle family. White, single, star-shaped blooms cover neat mats of ground hugging shiny foliage in spring, summer and autumn. Outstanding for injecting colour into often difficult dry areas. Equally well suited to planting under trees and shrubs, on banks and slopes, or trailing over the edges of containers and walls. Happy grown in coastal areas. Producing long prostrate stems, Vinca minor 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 ability to hold shifting ground together using the long runners. Vinca minor f.alba ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ prefers to be grown in moist, well-drained soil in sun, part shade or full shade. Reaching 10cm tall, plants will spread up to 50cm. Classified as H6 hardiness rating, winter protection will not be required across most of the UK.

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Latin Name	Vinca minor f.alba 'Gertrude Jekyll'
Common Name	Lesser Periwinkle
Hardiness	H6 (-15 to -20°C)
Colour	White
Format	9cm Pots
Position	Full-Shade, Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage	Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m)	0.10 m
Spread in Maturity (m)	0.50
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