I was on a long walk with my friend S last weekend and we came upon some vinca minor, from the periwinkle family. The common name of the plant is Myrtle. Many years ago I tried growing it to no avail. It likes the shade and seems to be an invasive ground cover. I have no idea why I had trouble growing it. It is just as well since it is invasive once it gets underway.
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It's a pretty plant, I see it sprouting out of lots of gardens here. Have a great Sunday, hugs, Valerie
I think it is lovely! Invasive it may be but it is very pretty!
Great.
Nice! That's what I have growing wild in the "side yard", I never knew what it was called. The purples are so gorgeous!
It's really pretty even if it's very invasive. It's perfect for a ground cover.
We have an invasive species called kudzu here, it's nothing but trouble
It always looks so pretty doesn't it.
All the best Jan
It has beautiful little flowers though.
God bless.
very pretty spot! :D
I haven't had any luck with this perennial either but I wouldn't mind having it as the deer don't like it and there's not much they don't like anymore.
I have always called it creeping myrtle because it likes to creep about, sending its little shoots below the soil, spreading far and wide. It likes poor soil, and shade, will grow in sun but becomes much greener and abundant in partial shade.We had it growing around some of our trees and in places of our forest it grows in abundance making me think it must be wild by nature, It gives lovely cool hiding places for toads in the heat!!
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