PLANTS OF BIGLEAF PERIWINKLE - VINCA MAJOR

Herbaceous plant ideal for pots and as a groundcover at the base of trees. It is used as a groundcover in gardens and rockery.

Evergreen creeping plant. The flowers have five blue or violet petals. The leaves are wide and egg-shaped.

Prefers smooth, a little fertile soils with a good degree of hygrometry.

Dig a hole at least two or three times as wide and deep as the root ball. Take out the plant from the container and loosen roots to allow them to spread out in all direction. Cut possible broken roots. Mix the soil extracted with a substrate and fill part of the hole with the mixture obtained. Place the plant in the hole and cover with the remaining mixture. Compact the soil around the plant and water thoroughly.