Selected images for big periwinkle (Vinca major )
Bigleaf periwinkle is an evergreen to semi-evergreen, trailing vine that reaches to over 6.6 ft. (2 m) in length. The stems are stout, somewhat woody and green in color. The opposite, glossy leaves are 1 ½ to 2 ½ in. (3.8-6.4 cm) long and heart-shaped to elliptical. Some varieties have variegated leaf colors. Flowers are violet to blue (possibly white) in color, 1 ½ to 2 in. (3.8-5.1 cm) wide, and 5-petaled. Bigleaf periwinkle invades open to shady forests often around former plantings at old homesites. It forms dense and extensive mats along forest floors that exclude native vegetation. Bigleaf periwinkle is native to Europe and was first introduced into North America in the 1700s as an ornamental. It is still commonly sold as an ornamental ground cover.
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0016132 big periwinkle Vinca major Feature(s) James H. Miller |
0016133 big periwinkle Vinca major Feature(s) James H. Miller |
0016134 big periwinkle Vinca major Foliage James H. Miller |
0016238 big periwinkle Vinca major Plant(s) James H. Miller |
1380417 big periwinkle Vinca major Flower(s) Chris Evans |
1380423 big periwinkle Vinca major Plant(s) Chris Evans |
2307172 big periwinkle Vinca major Flower(s) Barry Rice |
5163037 big periwinkle Vinca major Flower(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
5204067 big periwinkle Vinca major Foliage Pedro Tenorio-Lezama |
5306022 big periwinkle Vinca major Infestation Nancy Loewenstein |
5306023 big periwinkle Vinca major Infestation Nancy Loewenstein |
5309030 big periwinkle Vinca major Seed(s) Steve Hurst |
