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Vinca difformis
Also called Intermediate Periwinkle [plant]
Vinca difformis is an evergreen subshrub that forms low mats with whitish-blue flowers from late winter to early spring. Grow it in mild, partly shaded to sunny sites with moist, well-drained soil.
Vinca difformis, commonly called the intermediate periwinkle, is an evergreen, flowering subshrub.
It grows to about 0.5 metres (1+1⁄2 ft) tall, and forms mats over 1 m (3+1⁄2 ft) across. Its whitish-blue flowers have a blooming season from late winter to early spring.
Herbaceous periwinkle · Greater Periwinkle · Lesser Periwinkle · Periwinkle
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vinca difformis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
