Expoflora Variegated Bigleaf Periwinkle
Vinca major ‘Expoflora’
Other Names: Greater Periwinkle, Trailing Vinca, Perennial Periwinkle, Evergreen Periwinkle
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-10b  Find Your Zone
Plant Type:Â Evergreen Groundcover
Height at Maturity:Â 4-6″
Width at Maturity:Â 3′ +
Spacing:Â 18-30″ apart for groundcover
Spacing:Â 18-30″ apart for groundcover
Growth Habit / Form:Â Spreading, Trailing
Growth Rate:Â Fast
Flower Color:Â Periwinkle Blue
Flower Type:Â Â Single
Flower Size:Â 1″
Flowering Period:Â Spring
Flowering Period:Â Spring
Fragrant Flowers:Â No
Foliage Color:Â Green, Cream White to Soft Creamy Yellow
Fragrant Foliage:Â No
Berries:Â No
Sun Needs:Â Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade, Shade, All Day Filtered Sun
Water Needs:Â Â Average
Soil Type:Â Clay (Amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silt
Soil Drainage:Â Moist But Well Drained
Soil pH:Â 6.0 – 7.0
Maintenance / Care:Â Low
Attracts:Â Visual Attention
Resistances:Â Deer, Disease, Heat, Heavy Shade, Humidity
Description
A fine new selection of Vinca major, commonly known as Bigleaf Periwinkle, ‘Expoflora’ has large leaves and more variegation than other cultivars. In spring, abundant lavender-blue periwinkle flowers are held over a lush carpet of bright foliage. The larger, oval-shaped green leaves are prominently bordered with creamy white to soft creamy yellow. Best grown in part shade with a break from direct sun during the afternoon, this excellent groundcover quickly forms a dense mat 4 to 6 inches high and spreading to 36 inches or more. Excellent in landscape borders, under large trees, and indoors or outdoors as a soil cover and spiller plant in pots, planters, hanging baskets and other containers. Perennials such as Hosta and hardy ferns will pop right through the foliage in spring. Deer and rabbits turn their nose up to it in our gardens.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 4 to 6 inches tall and spreading rapidly with trailing stems that root as they grow along the ground, Expoflora Bigleaf Periwinkle is ideal for use as a groundcover to quickly fill space in medium to large size shady areas, such as under shade trees. Because the vines form roots as they go, it is also very effective on embankments, hillsides and slopes to stabilize soils and prevent erosion. Also serves well as a soil cover and spiller plant in container gardens and hanging baskets that can positioned outdoors or as an indoor houseplant year round.
Suggested Spacing:Â 18 to 30 inches apart for groundcover
Growing Preferences
Expoflora Bigleaf Periwinkle is very easy to grow in most any average, moist but well-drained soil. As with so many other ornamental plants, constantly soggy or wet conditions can be problematic. So make sure to plant in a well-drained site. In USDA Zones 6 Bigleaf Periwinkle will grow equally well in full sun or full shade. In USDA Zones 7 through 9 it will prefer a break from direct sunlight during the afternoon hours. Morning and evening sun are fine. In Zone 10 it will prefer all-day shade.Â
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