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Periwinkle
Effective on slopes or banks to stabilize soils and prevent erosion. Foliage will mound up to 6" tall. Plant 12-18" apart to cover large areas. Periwinkles are used as a versatile ground cover and provide good cover for bulb beds. Easily grown in average, dry to medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. This species of Periwinkle is one of the most popular and widely used ground covers. This evergreen perennial is similar in all ways to Vinca Major except the flower is a little smaller. Periwinkle, Vinca minor, is also known as Trailing Myrtle, Dwarf Periwinkle and Creeping Myrtle. 5" long) root at the nodes as they go along the ground and quickly spread to form an attractive ground cover. Tubular, lavender blue, phlox-like flowers (to 1 inch across) appear in the leaf axils in spring and continue to flower intermittently throughout summer into fall. It tolerates full shade, but it prefers moist, humusy soils in part shade. Trailing stems with smooth, evergreen leaves (to 1. ... more info
Lamium - Pink Pewter The short spiked salmon pink flowers make it a wonderful ground cover. ‘Pink Pewter’ will grow best in full sun, but will tolerate some afternoon shade in a moist area. ‘Pink Pewter’ looks great among Hosta’s, Ferns, Lungworts (Pulmonaria), bulbs and wildflowers. Use Lamium in hanging baskets, in mixed containers, trailing over walls or as an edger, but spread must be controlled. The Lamium ‘Pink Pewter’, Lamium maculatum, has a beautiful display of dark green, silvery leaves with white centers. |
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