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Illumination Periwinkle Plants

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Lesser Periwinkle

  • Violet-blue flowers
  • Variegated evergreen.
  • Flowering: May-June
  • Height x Spread: 20cm x 50cm
  • Tough, trample resistant ground cover & informal edging.
  • Thrives in the shade
  • Unpalatable to rabbits & deer
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Pot sizes are measured by their volume in litres, except for the smallest size, 9cm / p9 pots, which are roughly half a litre. P9s benefit from extra care in their first year.

2 Litre
Potted
£14.94each
Qty
1-5
6 +
£
£ 14.94
£ 9.96

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Description

Vinca minor 'Illumination', Variegated Periwinkle Plants

This variegated variety has lime-yellow leaves with a dark green margin. The flowering season is not the longest, but the violet-blue flowers look great among the vivid foliage.

Browse our other ground cover plants, or all of our shrubs.

Features:

  • Violet-blue flowers
  • Variegated evergreen.
  • Flowering: May-June
  • Height x Spread: 20cm x 50cm
  • Tough, trample resistant ground cover & informal edging.
  • Thrives in the shade
  • Unpalatable to rabbits & deer

Growing Illumination Periwinkles

Suitable for any well-drained soil, it prefers an element of shade to full sun, and will flourish less quickly in full shade which is ideal if you don't want it to spread too far. Mature plants in the shade are moderately drought tolerant, but they are shallow rooted and sensitive to drying out when young for their first couple of years, until they get big enough to shade the soil well by themselves so water them diligently during that time. Mature ones in full sun will need some watering during dry summer spells.

Their roots are not aggressive enough to be considered really invasive, but left unchecked, the stems tend to grow through and slowly smother small plants. It grows up to about 30cm high so only place in areas where there are taller plants than that.

What to expect

It's Spring Planting Season 2025

Pot grown plants on the nursery

Pot Grown & Plug Plants Delivered

From seedlings in jumbo plugs; Dahlia tubers; small P9 & 1 Litre plants; up to trees in big 15L pots
Expertly packed plants ready for delivery

Direct from the Nursery Value

We work with large batches of orders to save you money. Lead times for plants in stock are around 2 weeks
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No more broken plants in the post!

When your order is ready, it's expertly packed by Rodney and delivered by next day courier; if anything goes wrong, call Dan on 01963 359 444
Planting out potted plants in Spring

Spring is perfect planting time

Roots love the warm soil; the plant has time to settle in before mid-Summer heat
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