Perennials: Vinca minor 'Sterling Silver'

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'Sterling Silver' Periwinkle is also known as Creeping Myrtle or Lesser Periwinkle. A native European evergreen ground cover that is a miniature version of Vinca major. Prostrate, mat-forming subshrub with long, trailing shoots and shiny cream and green variegated foliage. Useful as a ground cover for a woodland garden, shrub border or shady bank. Also good in window boxes. Does well beneath trees where a carpet effect is desired. Can grow in sun or shade, but does best in partial or full shade with moderate water. Grows in any garden soil, as long as it isn't dry. The five-petaled blue flowers are produced from spring through summer. All parts may cause mild stomach upset if ingested. If desired, cut back hard in spring to restrict growth. Deer resistant.