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Vinca minor Atropurpurea
Purple Lesser Periwinkle
Common Name: Purple lesser periwinkle Latin Name: Vinca minor ‘Atropurpurea’ Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun, partial shade, full shade.Flowering period/colour: April to September/ Violet blueHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.1m/1.2mSpecial features: An attractive creeping plant that is great for evergreen groundcover.This is a delightful little shrub which features ovate, dark green leaves and a pretty floral display. The flowers are long-lasting and show from April to September: they are deep purple in colour and are nestled between the healthy foliage. You can plant this periwinkle for groundcover and it will soon spread outwards towards or flow over a wall or over the edges of a basket.
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Vinca minor Bowles Variety
Lesser Periwinkle La Grave
Common Name: Lesser periwinkle ‘La Grave’Latin Name: Vinca minor ‘Bowle’s Variety’Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun, partial shade, full shade.Flowering period/colour: April to September/ Violet blueHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.4m/0.8mSpecial features: A creeping evergreen which has violet blue flowers from April to September.This is a delightful variety of periwinkle which features delicate lavender blue flowers that have soft white centres. The flowers are long-lasting and will provide great interest throughout spring, summer and until the first frosts in autumn. With this being an evergreen variety the leaves will also give you year-round colour. This creeping shrub is great for groundcover and is particularly well-suited to the smaller garden.
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Vinca minor Gertrude Jekyll
Lesser Periwinkle
Common Name: Lesser periwinkleLatin Name: Vinca minor ‘Gertrude Jekyll’Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun, partial shade, full shade.Flowering period/colour: April to September/pure whiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.2m x 0.5mSpecial features: A creeping evergreen with pure white flowers which appear from April to September This periwinkle features a luscious display of glossy green lance-shaped leaves that hold on this creeping plant all year round. From April to September pure white flowers appear and these look beautiful against the dark green foliage. The ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ is a creeping plant and so it will provide excellent groundcover in a border. You can plant this next to another Vinca, like the ‘Ralph Shugart, to get evergreen foliage and different coloured blossom during the growing season.
Vinca minor Illumination
Lesser Periwinkle
Common Name: Lesser Periwinkle Latin Name: Vinca minor 'Illumination' Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun, partial shade, full shade.Flowering period/colour: April to September/ VioletHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.4m/1mSpecial features: A vibrant evergreen shrub with long-lasting flowers.The ‘Illumination’ is aptly named as the glowing foliage is perfect for brightening up a bed in your garden. This creeping plant spreads outwards and covers the ground and as this is an evergreen shrub it adds a vibrant burst of colour all year round. The glowing golden green leaves are ovate with dark green variegated margins and these make the perfect colourful foil for the long-lasting flowers. From April to September the delicate deep violet-blue flowers are nestled amongst the leaves and the flowers are popular with pollinating insects. Due to the trailing habit of this shrub, you can use it in hanging baskets or to creep down a slope or over the edge of a wall.
Vinca minor Ralph Shugert
Lesser Periwinkle
Common Name: Lesser periwinkleLatin Name: Vinca minor Ralph ShugertSoil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun, partial shade, full shadeFlowering period/colour: April to September/VioletHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.2m x 0.6mSpecial features: A creeping evergreen which has flowers from April to September This periwinkle is a wonderful choice for adding year round interest to a border as its evergreen leaves are deep green with attractive yellow margins. This creeping plant will provide groundcover and has the added feature of violet flowers which appear from April to September. This is a great choice for adding colour to your garden and it works well when planted alongside other creeping Vincas like the Gertrude Jekyll.
x Cupressocyparis Castlewellan
Gold Leylandii
Common Name: Gold LeylandiiLatin Name: x Cupressocyparis 'Castlewellan'Soil: deep, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 25m x 5mSpecial features: One of the best known of all plants, makes a great screenx Cupressocyparis Castlewellan is an extremely vigorous conifer with flattened sprays of golden young foliage. Hedges of Gold Leylandii are ideal for reducing noise and screening out unsightly buildings. These plants cope very well with exposed, windy and coastal conditions. To keep a good compact hedge and to save upsetting any neighbours, we advice trimming at least twice a year.All of our Gold Leylandii plants are supplied container grown suitable for planting all year round.
x Cupressocyparis leylandii
Green Leylandii
Common Name: Green LeylandiiLatin Name: x Cupressocyparis leylandiiSoil: deep, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 30m x 4mSpecial features: One of the best known of all plants, makes a great screenCupressocyparis leylandii is an extremely vigorous conifer with flattened sprays of grey-tinted, dark green leaves. Hedges of Leyland cypress are ideal for reducing noise and screening out unsightly buildings. These plants cope very well with exposed, windy and coastal conditions. To keep a good compact hedge and to save upsetting any neighbours, we advice trimming at least twice a year.
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