Strange to think how many years I've known vinca vines without seeing a single blossom.
This vine was wintered over in the laundry room and finally produced a delicate bloom. Not long after, the entire plant curled up and was no more.
Wikipedia indicates that vinca vines are used for ground cover and proliferate so readily they become common weeds. That surprises me because if there's something I can grow well it is a weed in any form. I may have to try this again. Do you have vinca vines? On purpose or accidentally?
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lovely vine.
Very pretty and delicate.
very violet
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
I have periwinkle, a type of vinca - very invasive but such a gorgeous blue.
I've heard this vine is very invasive but we don't have any. its a shame yours is no more. Its such a pretty shade of blue.
Pretty bloom, but if the vine is so invasive, you may be better off without it.
Such a delicate, lovely blossom and a great one for the V Day! Hope your week is going well!
Sylvia
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Plenty of vinca round here, and yes, they will become a nuisance if allowed to roam freely.
Perhaps they need the English temperate climate?
I have a large area of weeds, and have been talking about groundcover for years. The word vinca always comes up, but I've never planted it (or anything else). Really must do, if I can ever find someone to do it for me.
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Kay, Alberta, Canada
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Oh yes, I've the striking pink one. It is a weed which I am pretty happy with. I purchased 3 other varieties. Hmmm...where are they now?
A very delicate flower!
You managed to get a great shot of it before it's demise.
Vinca vine wdould be a lovely ground cover in my gardefn too. I like that colour too!
I love them and have single-flowered, double-flowered, blue, white, variegated, extra large blooms, tiny little blooms.
I don't believe they are a vine as such, but they certainly like dry sandy soil :-)
I think there are different sorts, but it looks to be the same pretty little flower my mother used to grow spreading under the bushes, perhaps they like semi shade. Or not, I'm no gardener.
What a beautiful color!
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Vinca is so pretty year 'round! However, I made the mistake of planting it in my rose garden and it took over-like mint, it is invasive. A testimony to its hardiness!
looks a little like a periwinkle flower
Vinca is a Voracious Vine here! I actually have to rip it out from time-to-time, because it violates its boundaries. (ran out of vees!) ha. But it's too true... It covers itself with these beautiful flowers every Spring, though.
One blossom, yet you caught it in all its delicate beauty. Thanks for this - purple being my favorite color. I guess I should say "Violet," in honor of ABC! Amy
We used to have vincas growing under big trees when we lived in Washington state. Now that I live in the desert of New Mexico, I never see any shade-loving plants!
This photo is a lovely memorial to a delicate little flower, not long for the world. Love your header art as well.
Beautiful shot. I have vinca on purpose but I don't find it as tough as some others although I've heard it can be. My vinca blooms very early in the spring and the blooms stop at the first sign of heat.
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