Greater Periwinkle | Periwinkle family |
Vinca major | Apocynaceae |
Periwinkles are evergreen plants with purplish-blue flowers in spring, which spread by rooting stems. Greater Periwinkle differs from Lesser Periwinkle by having larger flowers, rounder leaves with hairs on the edges, and pointed sepals with hairs on the edges.
Leaves | Hairy edges of leaves | Calyx, with hairs on edges |