Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert' - Variegated Evergreen Ground Cover
Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert' is an evergreen ground cover featuring glossy green leaves with distinctive creamy-white edges and striking lavender-colored flowers. This variegated periwinkle creates a dense, spreading mat that thrives in shady gardens and effectively suppresses weeds throughout the year.
Key Features
- Variegated Foliage: Glossy dark green leaves edged with creamy white margins for year-round visual interest
- Lavender-Blue Flowers: Vibrant violet-blue blooms appear from mid-spring through early summer, with sporadic flowering into autumn
- Compact Growth: Reaches 10-25cm in height, spreading 30-36 inches wide to form dense ground coverage
- Evergreen Coverage: Maintains foliage year-round, providing continuous color and texture to borders and underplanting areas
- Shade Tolerant: Thrives in partial to full shade, perfect for woodland gardens and areas under trees
Growing Specifications
This hardy perennial ground cover is supplied in 9cm recyclable growing pots. Plant spacing of 8-12 inches apart creates full coverage within one to two growing seasons. Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert' adapts to most well-drained soils and requires minimal maintenance once established. The trailing stems root at nodes as they spread, forming a weed-suppressing carpet of foliage.
Ideal Uses
Perfect for erosion control on slopes and banks, underplanting shrubs and trees, woodland gardens, and container gardening. This variegated form is less aggressive than traditional periwinkle species while providing excellent weed suppression and year-round aesthetic appeal. The compact growth habit makes it suitable for borders, pathways, and difficult shady spots where other plants struggle.
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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