VINCA minor ‘Gertrude Jekyll’

VINCA minor ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ 5L

VINCA minor Gertrude Jekyll is a low, mat-forming evergreen periwinkle with pure white, single flowers in spring. A dependable, weedsuppressing ground cover for banks, slopes and underplanting shrubs or trees, it thrives in sun, light shade or full shade and is happy in most moderately fertile, welldrained soils. Fully hardy in Ireland, it can be lightly trimmed after flowering or in spring to control spread and keep the mat neat.

To help give a clear sense of scale, the stone wall shown in our photos measures approximately 265cm in height. We also use familiar garden tools as visual references: a digging fork (110cm tall) and a hand fork (30cm tall). These are included purely as size guides to help you better judge proportions when viewing the images.

Position:
Sun, partial shade or full shade

Rate of Growth:
Average

Soil:
Any moderately fertile, well-drained soil

Hardiness:
Fully hardy (H7)

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Plant at a Glance

light:sun
light:light-shade
light:shade
facing:east
facing:west
facing:north
facing:south
soiltype:moderate-fertile
soilmoisture:normal
foliage:evergreen
flowering:april
flowering:may
flowercolour:white
leafcolour:green
size:30cm