Lesser periwinkle
Vinca minor
- Size
- 0.2 m tall, 1 m across
- Light
- Shade, part sun
- Hardy to
- -35 degrees
- Flowers
- April to May
- Ground cover
- Shade
- Evergreen
- Takes shade
Safety
- Eaten, it may upset a stomach.
- A dog that chews it may get an upset stomach.
- A cat that chews it may get an upset stomach.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Ground cover
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Size when mature
- 0.2 m tall, 1 m across
- Light
- Shade, part sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Soil
- loam, clay, sand
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7.5
- Hardy to
- -35 degrees
- Flowers
- April to May
- For pollinators
- Good
- Water
- Low water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Fast
- In Europe
- Native
- Spreading risk
- Low
- If eaten
- People: Can upset a stomach · Dogs: Can upset a stomach · Cats: Can upset a stomach
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Lists it is on
- Plants for shade30 plantsWhat grows on the north side of a house, under a tree and against a wall the sun reaches for an hour.
- Plants for bees and butterflies60 plantsForage from early spring to late autumn, with each plant's flowering months stated.
- Drought tolerant plants42 plantsA garden that gets through July without a hose starts with the plant list.
- Evergreen plants24 plantsWhat holds a garden together from November to March, when the rest of it is underground.
- Ground cover plants17 plantsInstead of weeding: a close mat that shuts the ground and keeps weeds out.
