Greater Periwinkle
| Scientific Name: | Vinca major |
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NOTES: Native to the western Mediterranean.
| Scientific Name: | Vinca major |
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| Genus species: | Vinca major | ||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Greater Periwinkle | ||||||||||
| Family Name: | Apocynaceae 
Perennial herbs or woody vines, usually with milky sap; leaves simple, entire; flowers bisexual, regular, solitary or in cymes; fruit a pair of follicles; family includes many poisonous species. | ||||||||||
| Seed Type: | Angiosperm | ||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Nonnative | ||||||||||
| Category: | Vine | ||||||||||
| Flower Color: | Violet/Blue | ||||||||||
| CNC Habitat: | Herb Wall | ||||||||||
| Identified by: | J.D. Mancini | ||||||||||
| Months in Bloom: The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming. | |||||||||||
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