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Hardiness Zone: 4-8
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Mature Height: 6-12 Inches
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Mature Spread: 6-12 Inches
Buy Bowles Vinca online. Excellent groundcover for shady areas. Large deep blue flowers late spring thru summer contrast well against dark green glossy foliage.
Family: Apocynaceae
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Common Name: Vinca
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BOWLES VINCA Plant Characteristics
Cultural Information*
| • | Leaf Spot – High Resistance |
| • | Powdery Mildew – Moderate Resistance |
| • | Root Rot – Moderate Resistance |
Flower Color*
| • | Blue |
| • | Light Blue |
Flower Type*
| • | Single Blooming |
Growth Habit*
| • | Prostrate Growing/Groundcover |
Growth Rate*
| • | Medium |
Leaf Color Fall*
| • | Green |
Leaf Color Spring*
| • | Green |
Leaf Color Summer*
| • | Green |
Leaf Color Winter*
| • | Dark Green |
| • | Green |
Leaf Type*
| • | Evergreen |
Nature Assets*
| • | Deer Resistant |
Plant Type*
| • | Perennial |
Preferred Planting Season*
| • | Spring Planting |
| • | Summer Planting |
Preferred Soil Conditions*
| • | Adapts Well to Most Soil Types |
| • | Average |
| • | Low Water Use |
| • | Moist |
| • | Prefers Low pH (Acidic Soils) |
| • | Salt Tolerant |
| • | Tolerates Low pH (Acidic Soils) |
| • | Well-Drained |
Propagation Methods*
| • | Cuttings or Divisions |
Season of Interest*
| • | Early Spring |
| • | Fall |
| • | Late Spring/Early Summer |
| • | Late Summer/Early Autumn |
| • | Spring |
| • | Spring Flowering |
| • | Summer |
| • | Winter |
| • | Year-Round |
Sun Exposure*
| • | Prefers Morning Sun Only in Northern States |
| • | Prefers Dappled Shade in Southern States |
Uses*
| • | Accent Plant |
| • | Border Plant |
| • | Erosion Control |
| • | Groundcover |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Near Water Gardens or Ponds |
| • | Under Power Lines |
| • | Understory Planting |
| • | Flowering |
Exposure (Short)
| • | Full Shade |











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