Vinca major
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Photo courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown Line Drawing |
| Botanical name: | Vinca major |
| Common name: | bigleaf periwinkle |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | introduced |
| Plant height: | to 12" |
| Foliage: | evergreen, ground cover, opposite |
| Flower: | blue-violet |
| Flowering time: | flowers June-July |
| Habitat: | escaped from cultivation |
| Range in New Jersey: | unknown; not listed in USDA or Hough but found in Cape May County |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | More common is the common periwinkle, Vinca minor. |