Vinca minor 'La Grave' - Little Virgin Palmetto - pot 9x9 cm
Dutch name: Lesser periwinkle
€1.68 per unit (incl. vat)
Product information "Vinca minor 'La Grave' - Little Virgin Palmetto - pot 9x9 cm"
- Pot size: 9x9 cm
- Flowering color: violet-blue
- Winter hardy
- Winter green
- Insect attractant
- Bottom cover
- also suitable for the shade garden
This evergreen groundcover provides year-round greenery in your garden. From April to June, it bears violet-colored, star-shaped flowers. It's an easy guy that does well in a variety of locations, whether in full sun or shade.
Plant characteristics:
- Flower color: violet-blue
- Flowering period: April-June
- Hardy: yes
- Evergreen: yes
- Leaf color: dark green
- Leaf shape: shiny, leathery, egg-shaped leaves with smooth edges. The leaves are three times smaller than the Vinca Major)
- Height: 0.10-0.20 m (mature plants after 5-10 years)
- Diseases: in moist conditions, the plant may suffer from fungal diseases or rust
- Family: Apocynaceae
- Dutch name: Small Saw Palmetto
Soil & location:
- Position: full sun, semi-shade, shade. The more sun, the more flowers!
- Soil: all types of soils
- Application: evergreen ground cover, rock garden
Maintenance:
- Pruning: prune the plant back after flowering and remove unwanted shoots
Plant density:
- Number per m²: 7 to 9 pieces
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Product specifications
| Application / use plant: | Tree level/tree wreath |
|---|---|
| Average number per m²: | 10 |
| Bloom Month: | February, March, April, May |
| Bloom color: | Blue |
| Branches / bark: | Hanging |
| Flower color - details: | Blue |
| Frost hardiness - details: | Very good (b) (-26 till -23°c), usda zone 5b |
| Frost resistance: | Extrême winter hardiness |
| Fruit: | Unknown - n/a |
| Full grown plant height: | 10-15 cm |
| German plant name: | Immergrün |
| Growth habit : | Ground cover |
| Growth habit - details: | Spreading, ground covering, upright flowering parts |
| Humidity/Soil: | Moist soil |
| Latin plant family: | Apocynaceae |
| Leaf / Foliage: | Green, Evergreen |
| Leaf / foliage - details: | Evergreen, dark green |
| Location: | Dark shade, Dry shade, Shadow, Humid shade |
| Location - details: | Sun or shade |
| Minimum growing height (in cm): | 10 |
| Plant characteristic: | Ground cover, Toxic, Rabbit-proof |
| Plant family: | Periwinkle family |
| Planting distance: | 8-11 pieces per m² (30-35 cm apart) |
| Pruning period: | March |
| Synonym / Trade name: | Vinca minor 'Bowles Variety', Vinca minor 'Bowles' Blue', Vinca minor 'Bowles' Variety', Vinca minor 'Bowles's Variety' |
| Winter foliage: | Leaf-holding |
| maximal growth height (in cm): | 15 |
| type of crop: | Perennial plant |
| type of soil: | Clay soil (calcareous), Normal soil, Peaty soil (acidic), Sand soil |
| type of soil / ground - details: | Any good garden soil |
| Package dimensions: | 10L x 11W x 24.25H cm |
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