Periwinkle

Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Periwinkle (Myrtle, Creeping Myrtle, Vinca)

Vinca minor Short evergreen perennial groundcover. Maturing at about 6 in. tall and up to 3 ft. in diameter for eachplant. Trailing mat, prostrate mat, or mounding mat growth habitat. Leaves opposite along the thin stems, but clustered at stem terminals; evergreen, elliptic, and entire. Flowers blus-purple is the predominate color. Can be invasive. Non native.

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