Periwinkle flowers (botanic name Vinca minor) grow as a ground cover in Zones 4 to 9. They typically reach heights of up to 6 inches, and widths of between 6 and 18 inches. Flowers can be blue ...

The Vinca minor, also known as common periwinkle, is best known for being an easy ground cover with periwinkle blue flowers in spring.

Common periwinkle is a plant native to Europe and the Caucasus, and it tends to creep and spread densely, overtaking the land, according to the North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox.

Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two most common health issues most people are suffering from. ... Make periwinkle flower tea by boiling some clean periwinkle flower petals in water.

If last summer's heat and drought wilted your pansies, consider planting Madagascar periwinkle this year. For sunny sites with dry soil, few flowers can beat this heat-loving beauty. In tropical ...

Linguam Latinam non loquor - I don't speak Latin. Some botanical names don't trip lightly off my tongue. I'll sound out the words phonetically, but it's easy to stumble over pronunciations.