Vinca Minor 'Atropurpurea' - Deep Purple Lesser Periwinkle Ground Cover
Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea' is a stunning ground cover that enhances any garden. With its dense, low-growing foliage and enchanting sea of purple flowers from March to June, this plant brings color and life to your landscape. It thrives in almost any soil type and flourishes in both sun and shade. Easy to maintain, simply prune before February to enjoy a lush, blooming garden. Perfect for suppressing weeds and stabilizing slopes, Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea' is the ideal choice for creating a vibrant oasis in your yard!
Key Features
- Evergreen Foliage: Dark green glossy leaves provide year-round interest and maintain color through winter
- Deep Reddish-Purple Flowers: 2.5cm blooms appear from March to June with a distinctive pale ring around the center
- Versatile Growing Conditions: Adapts to full sun, partial shade, or full shade environments
- Fast-Growing Coverage: Trailing stems root at nodes, quickly forming a dense weed-suppressing mat
- Low Maintenance: Requires minimal care once established - drought resistant and tolerates most soil types
- Erosion Control: Excellent for stabilizing slopes and banks with its strong root system
Growing Information
This hardy perennial grows 10-25cm tall and spreads by trailing stems that self-root where they touch the soil. Space plants 12 inches apart for optimal coverage - 40 plants will cover approximately 40 square feet. Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea' performs best in moist, well-drained soil rich in organic matter but adapts to various soil conditions. While it tolerates full sun, the foliage color is richer in partial shade, though more flowers are produced in sunny locations.
Ideal Uses
Perfect for difficult garden areas including shaded slopes, under trees, in rock gardens, or along walkways where grass struggles to grow. The dense growth habit makes it highly effective for weed suppression and erosion control on banks and hillsides. Plant under shrubs, between stepping stones, or as edging for garden beds.
Maintenance Tips
Prune or trim lightly before February to maintain shape and encourage thicker growth. Water regularly during the first growing season to establish roots. Once established, this perennial requires minimal watering and care. Monitor growth to prevent spreading into unwanted areas.
Please note: Plants are living products and may therefore differ from the photo and description. We grow in a natural way and only intervene when necessary, which can sometimes cause the plant to show minor imperfections. These often recover in your garden. We guarantee that our plants are vigorous and long lasting. They are supplied in recyclable growing pots and are shipped directly from our nursery.
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Typical Delivery Times
- Austria — 1-5 days
- Belgium — 1-3 days
- Bulgaria — 1-9 days
- Croatia — 1-7 days
- Czechia — 1-6 days
- Denmark — 1-6 days
- Estonia — 1-7 days
- Finland — 1-8 days
- France — 1-4 days
- Germany — 1-4 days
- Greece — 1-10 days
- Hungary — 1-6 days
- Ireland — 1-5 days
- Italy — 1-6 days
- Latvia — 1-8 days
- Lithuania — 1-7 days
- Luxembourg — 1-4 days
- Netherlands — 1-3 days
- Poland — 1-5 days
- Portugal — 1-6 days
- Romania — 1-8 days
- Slovakia — 1-6 days
- Slovenia — 1-5 days
- Spain — 1-5 days
- Sweden — 1-7 days
Delivery times are estimates and may vary based on local conditions.
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