Periwinkle: planting and care, photo. Varieties of periwinkles. Growing and reproduction of large, small, pubescent

Today, the periwinkle plant enjoys no less thanpopularity. Delicate neat flowers and mottled green leaves perfectly mask unsightly areas in the garden plot. Exquisite creeping half-shrubs turn into a wonderful carpet, filling the territory with evergreen (deciduous) shoots with purple, white and even pink splashes of flowers.

Varieties of vinca with a photo

Periwinkle is a herbaceous plant orhalf-shrubs with erect stems. On shoots in pairs (opposite) are dark or light green glossy leaves. Sometimes on the pages there are bright spots or a border of cream color. Elegant single funnel-shaped flowers usually have blue, pale blue, violet, white or pink color. Depending on the species or variety, the plant blooms once or twice a year.

Today in nature, close to 12 species of such a plant are found. The most frequent and popular varieties of vinca with photos are the following:

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   Periwinkle.
   

   
   Such a frost-resistant and unpretentious appearanceThe plant is widespread in the south of the European part of Russia, in Asia Minor and in the Mediterranean. It is considered very simple to grow and care, so it is great for beginning gardeners. Periwinkle small grows well both on rich soils of coniferous forests and on chipped slopes. The plant retains its dark green leaves even in winter. The size of flowers and leaves is relatively small, the beginning of flowering is in May-June.

   
   

   
   Popular varieties of small vinca:

   
   
   
   
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     "Alboplena" - a sort with double white flowers;
   
   
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     "Atropurpurea" - with purple flowers of a rich hue;
   
   
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     "Blue and Gold" - with leaflets adorned with a yellow border, and blue flowers;
   
   
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     "Emily" - with large colors of white color;
   
   
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     "Ralph Shugert" - with large blue flowers and a white border on the leaves;
   
   
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     "Valley Glow" - with yellowish foliage and white large inflorescences.
   
   
   
   


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   Periwinkle large.
   

   
   This variety is due to its large name (pr. 8 cm) glossy leaves, distinguishing it from the previous grade. Barvinok large grows rapidly and occupies wide areas on the backyard. The plant blooms with fiber-like flowers of blue color from May to June. Sometimes the flowering is repeated in the beginning of autumn.

   
   

   
   Popular cultivators:

   
   
   
   
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     "Alba" - with large white flowers;
   
   
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     "Morning glory" - with purple-blue flowers;
   
   
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     "Veriegato" - a variety with green leaves, decorated with bright spots and a light border;
   
   
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     "Gold Vine" - green leaves with a yellow central line.
   
   
   
   


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   Periwinkle grassy.
   

   
   Grasshopper periwinkle refers to deciduousvarieties of plants. His homeland is the Caucasus, the Crimean zone, the Carpathian mountains and the European plains. The long-term species annually produces long shoots up to 1 m. The flowering period of the vinca in the garden is June-July. The optimal conditions are moderate humidity, good lighting, average temperature regime.

   
   


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   Periwinkle pubescent.
   

   
   In most cases, the lowered periwinkle iswild plant, found in the forests of the Caucasus. In the flowering period (May-June), the bushes form a dense bright green carpet. Flowers, as a rule, reach 4 cm and have a blue or blue color. Growing such a periwinkle at home it is necessary to cover it for the winter, because the variety is not evergreen.

   
   


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   Periwinkle pink
   

   
   The pink periwinkle (cataractus) is an evergreen shrub with stubble stems, reaching a height of 60 cm. The flowers located in the leaf axils bloom in late spring and bloom until the beginning of autumn.

   
   

   
   Among the interspecific hybrids differ the following:

   
   
   
   
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     Peremint Cooler - with white flowers and a reddish eye inside;
   
   
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     Grape Cooler - with pink and purple flowers and a pinkish eye inside;
   
   
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     Mediterranen - a variety for a hanging basket with shoots that reach 1.5 m in length.
   
   
   
   

Periwinkle: planting and care at home

Experienced gardeners argue that the vinca branch,carelessly thrown on a loose ground and lightly sprinkled with earth, will take root independently no later than a week later. It is not surprising that the care of such a plant is considered quite simple and problem-free. But in order to get not a wild weed, but a magnificent miracle of nature, it's worthwhile to make minimum efforts. A simple summary of the rules will help to prepare competently for planting a vinca flower in the home and in the open ground:

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   The best place to plant a decorative vincaat the dacha - plains in the garden or plots on the dais. Most varieties are poorly related to excessive moisture, so it is better not to use places in depressions and depressions.


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   The level of illumination can be any. For saplings in the house there is a window sill or a veranda. For street shrubs - a sunny or relatively shaded place. The best option is a ring around the fruit tree.


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   The soil for the growth of the periwinkle can be both fertile and well drained, and sandy-macadam. The plant is unpretentious, that's why it perfectly suits in any soil.


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   A variegated large or small periwinkle can bepropagate by cuttings or a part of a bush, to sow immediately in an open ground or in a house pot for seedlings. It all depends on the season and the priorities of the gardener.

Periwinkle: planting dates

As a rule, gardeners recommend planting andto multiply a plant by cuttings or by dividing a bush. So for sure, varietal characteristics and distinctive features will be preserved. But sometimes periwinkles are grown from seeds. To do this, the inoculum is spread on the grooves to a depth of 1 cm. Then they fall asleep and lavishly watered.

If you decide to plant a periwinkle, the time of plantingshould be determined in advance. Cultivation of periwinkle from seeds can be started both in spring and in autumn. Even at a time when all the plants retire, the periwinkle can actively grow and spread throughout the territory. In some cases, planting of evergreen shrubs is possible even in the middle of summer, which is not at all characteristic of other, more capricious ornamental plants. The truth for this will have to wait for a rainy or cool cloudy day.

How to grow a periwinkle from seeds at home look at the video:

Periwinkle: planting and care in the open ground

Care for vinca at home orOpen ground is a simple task even for a horticulturist amateur. Such a culture, like other plants, responds well to moderate timely feeding. As a fertilizer apply organic and mineral substances. The most successful solution is the use of compost and humus.

Special watering of periwinkles is not needed by definition. Atmospheric precipitation is quite enough for active growth and development of ornamental plants. The exception is only a hot, dry summer, devoid of rain in any amount.

The same applies to the harvesting of weeds. Flowers vinca easily coexist even with an abundance of weed plants, without losing the vitality. To destroy weeds is necessary only in the event that they negatively affect the presentable appearance of bright shrubs.

In fact, to competently plant and growperiwinkle, planting and care in the open ground should be minimally filled with unnecessary actions. Complex systems of feeding, periodic medical treatments and other procedures to such a plant have nothing to do.

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