Buy Periwinkle ‘Vinca minor’ Online – Delivery Across Melbourne and Victoria
Fast-growing evergreen groundcover with beautiful blue flowers.
Vinca minor, commonly known as Lesser Periwinkle, is a hardy evergreen groundcover that quickly forms a dense carpet of glossy green foliage. Throughout spring and often again in autumn, it produces an abundance of attractive violet-blue flowers, making it an excellent choice for suppressing weeds, covering embankments, underplanting trees and adding year-round colour to the garden.
Vinca minor Plant Information
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Vinca minor |
| Common Name | Lesser Periwinkle |
| Plant Type | Evergreen groundcover |
| Mature Height | 10–15cm |
| Mature Width | Spreads 1m+ over time |
| Position | Full sun, part shade to full shade |
| Soil | Moist, well-drained soil |
| Flowering Time | Spring, with repeat flowering possible |
| Flower Colour | Violet-blue |
| Growth Habit | Low-growing, spreading, mat-forming |
| Best Uses | Groundcover, embankments, under trees, pathways, borders and erosion control |
Ideal Uses
Vinca minor is ideal for covering large areas where a low-maintenance, evergreen groundcover is needed. It performs exceptionally well beneath trees, on shaded slopes, around garden borders and in difficult planting areas where grass struggles to grow. Its vigorous growth helps suppress weeds while providing attractive foliage and seasonal flowers.
Melbourne & Victoria Delivery
Vinca minor is a reliable and adaptable groundcover that thrives across Melbourne and Victoria. Easy to establish and tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions, it provides year-round greenery and colourful flowers with very little maintenance.
Why Choose Vinca minor?
| Benefit | Why You’ll Love It |
|---|---|
| Evergreen Foliage | Attractive glossy leaves all year round. |
| Abundant Flowers | Produces masses of violet-blue blooms in spring. |
| Fast Spreading | Quickly forms a dense, weed-suppressing carpet. |
| Shade Tolerant | Excellent for planting beneath trees and shrubs. |
| Low Maintenance | Requires minimal care once established. |
| Versatile | Ideal for slopes, borders, pathways and erosion control. |
