I had several stems of Vinca major survive the winter under a pile of leaves in zone 3! I was cleaning off a small planting bed, and fou...Read Morend some fresh sprouts under the leaves. We had a cold snap last winter in which the temperature reached -40F.
Mine is the variegated variety and it is very useful for planting under trees. Foliage is very attractive as well as the flowers. Howev...Read Moreer, it is invasive here in central AL but does not die down in winter which is a plus and blooms from Spring to
Fall.
'Maculata' vinca is nominally hardy here in zone 6, so it dies to the ground each winter; therefore it is not very invasive here. In cont...Read Moreainers, it tends to die here in my zone if left out for the winter. It is best trailing out of containers, over a wall, or down a slope instead of being used as a groundcover because it is not very low growing like vinca minor is. I grow it in part shade, average watering. The long runners root where they touch the soil.
I had several stems of Vinca major survive the winter under a pile of leaves in zone 3! I was cleaning off a small planting bed, and fou...Read More
Mine is the variegated variety and it is very useful for planting under trees. Foliage is very attractive as well as the flowers. Howev...Read More
'Maculata' vinca is nominally hardy here in zone 6, so it dies to the ground each winter; therefore it is not very invasive here. In cont...Read More