Vinca

genus of plants

Vinca (from Latin vincire "to bind, fetter") is a genus of five species in the family Apocynaceae, that grows in Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. The common name, shared with the related genus Catharanthus, is Periwinkle.

Vinca
Giant Steps Periwinkle (Vinca major) plant
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Vinca

Species

Vinca balcanica
Vinca difformis
Vinca herbacea
Vinca major
Vinca minor

Large Periwinkle (Vinca major) flower

They are subshrubs or herbaceous, and have slender stems 1–2 m (3–6 feet) long but not growing more than 20–70 cm (8-30 inches) above ground; the stems frequently take root where they touch the ground, so the plant can spread widely

References

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  • Blamey, M., & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. Hodder & Stoughton.
  • Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 4: 664-665. Macmillan.

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