Myrtle Periwinkle

Description:

The Myrtle Periwinkle is 6-8 inches in height with long creeping stems. Its leaves are simple, waxy, shiny and two inches long. The blue violet flowers are made up of 5 fused petals and can be found blooming in early spring or sometimes in summer and fall. They tend to be star shaped toward their centers. The Myrtle Periwinkle also contains many seeds and is known to be an invasive species.

Habitat:

The Periwinkle is native to Europe and Western Asia. Its habitats include deciduous woodlands, woodland borders, rocky bluffs or banks, cemeteries, sites of abandoned homesteads, city parks where woody vegetation occurs and semi-shaded areas along roads. It's usually grown in temperate gardens.