General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 4-6 inches
Plant Spread: 8-10 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Purple
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Vinca
  • Lesser Periwinkle
Also sold as:
  • Bowles
  • Bowles' Blue
  • Bowles' Variety
  • La Grave

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Location: Fairfax, VA
Tag says Bowle's Blue. Flowers range in color depending on age

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Location: Iowa
Date: 2018-05-02
Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-15

Date: 2014-03-26
Location: Fairfax, VA | September 2022
Date: 2022-09-06

Date: 2014-03-26

Date: 2014-03-26

Date: 2014-03-26

Date: 2014-03-26
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