Blue periwinkle
Common weeds
- Scientific name
- Vinca major
- Description
- Layering perennial herb eventually smothering vegetation. Stems tough, green to red-green. Roots when tips and leaf nodes contact the soil.
- Weed category
- Enironmental weed
- How to indentify
- Pairs of glossy, broadly-egg-shaped leaves. Single open blue-mauve flowers 3-5cm wide, centres white.
- How it spreads
-
- Garden waste
- Regrowth from vegetative pieces
- Environmental impact
-
Regenerate readily, invading bushland areas.
- Suggested plant replacement
- Removal methods
- Plant specific removal methods
-
Difficult to kill. Large infestations should be sprayed several time over, ensuring chemical penetrates. Small infestations can be hand weeded, disposing of all plant material.
-
- Thank you to Shire of Yarra Ranges for assistance in compiling this directory
- Information supplied on this website is intended as a guide only. While all due care has been taken, Cardinia Shire Council accepts no responsibility for the use of the information or for any errors or omissions.