Is Vinca Minor Perennial

Vinca minor (Lesser Periwinkle) is a vigorous, evergreen mat-forming perennial with glossy dark green leaves and large lavender blue flowers from mid-spring to early summer.

Does Vinca minor come back?

Vinca is grown as an annual. It will often return in following summers from self-sown seed. Annual vinca is not the same as the perennial periwinkles (Vinca minor or V. major) that are grown as groundcovers.

Will Vinca minor survive winter?

Vinca (Vinca minor) also called myrtle and common periwinkle, grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 to 8. In these climates, it generally survives the winter. It’s grown as an annual in colder regions, although vinca might survive under snow.