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groundcover layer
periwinkle
vinca minor
trailing evergreen stems that root as they run into an unbroken glossy sheet, studded with violet-blue pinwheels — the reliable smother for banks and deep shade.
functions
ground coverpollinator forage
light
shade tolerant
moisture
moderate
soil
any, including dry shade
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for periwinkle — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
barren strawberrywaldsteinia ternata→sweet woodruffgalium odoratum→irish ivyhedera hibernica→oregon grapemahonia aquifolium→
see periwinkle on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around periwinkle
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- groundcover
- periwinkle — the anchor
- groundcover
- barren strawberrysweet woodruff
- climber
- irish ivy
- shrub
- oregon grape