Purple Dwarf Periwinkle
Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea'
Plant Details:
Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Family: Apocynaceae
Plant Description: Low-growing, dense, spreading perennial. Abundant rosy-purple flowers begin blooming in spring and last until autumn. Mid to dark green foliage forms spreading mats that will compete with weeds. Moderate pruning of new shoots will prevent the plant from becoming too invasive.
Maintenance:
Maintenance Type: Perennial - Evergreen
Plant Care: Perennial - Evergreen (soft-stemmed plants that keep their leaves and color during winter): Remove spent blooms to promote rebloom later. To avoid winter stress, wait until spring to identify what portions of the plant are still alive and then remove the rest.
Plant Attributes:
Mature Size: 6-8" tall x 20" wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant, Park Strip Plant, Central Open Shape
Foliage Interest: No
Foliage Colors: Dark Green, Green
Bloom Colors: Purple
Bloom Seasons: Late Spring
Bloom Period: May - Jun
Growing Conditions:
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 9
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun), Full Shade (0-4 hrs sun), Part Shade (4-6 hrs morning sun), Part Sun (4-6 hrs afternoon sun)
Irrigation Requirement: 
Moderate (1/2" every 7-10 days)
Moderate (1/2" every 7-10 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Unknown
Garden Location:
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Design Path
- Design Ideas-East
Garden Staff Tips & Insights:
For additional color, mix it with Bowle's Variety Dwarf Perwinkle which has a more blue colored blossom. The spring photo is showing of this pairing.
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