Vinca minor 'Illumination' (Lesser periwinkle 'Illumination' )

Cultivation

Will do well in any soil so long as it is not very dry. Flowers best in sun but will tolerate shade. Not as invasive as other varieties of vinca.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Ground Cover, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Underplanting, Wallside and trellises

UK hardiness

H6

USDA zones

Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Mat-forming

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic