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Lesser Periwinkle - Vinca minor

Favourite Photos

image species author location uploaded taken select
Lesser Periwinkle Lesser Periwinkle - Vinca minor dylan Portishead Marina 1 Mar 2022, 1:46 p.m. 27 Feb 2022, 4:08 p.m.
Lesser Periwinkle Lesser Periwinkle - Vinca minor dylan Horfield Common 9 Apr 2021, 1:23 p.m. 8 Apr 2021, 6:08 p.m.
Lesser Periwinkle Lesser Periwinkle - Vinca minor dylan Horfield Common 9 Apr 2021, 1:23 p.m. 8 Apr 2021, 6:08 p.m.
Lesser Periwinkle Lesser Periwinkle - Vinca minor dylan Horfield Common 9 Apr 2021, 1:23 p.m. 8 Apr 2021, 6:09 p.m.
Lesser Periwinkle Lesser Periwinkle - Vinca minor dylan Portishead Marina 1 Mar 2022, 1:46 p.m. 27 Feb 2022, 4:08 p.m.
Lesser Periwinkle Lesser Periwinkle - Vinca minor dylan Blaise Castle 16 Dec 2022, 4:57 p.m. 14 Dec 2022, 12:50 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread and fairly frequent throughout the UK. Habitat includes: gardens (often escapes), parks, allotments, cemeteries, hedgerows, woodland, road side verges, wasteland, tips etc. Flowers: March to May. Trailing Perennial. In cultivation by the year 995. It is native to S., W. and C. Europe, S. and c. Russia, Caucasus.