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Spring
Periwinkle
Vinca minor
Family: Apocynaceae
Powdery & Softfaintpowdery
SeasonSpring
OriginEurope
IntensityVery Faint
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower
Powdery & Soft · Spring bloomer
Periwinkle's glossy evergreen trailing stems are studded in spring with pale lavender-blue stars carrying a soft, faintly powdery sweetness, one of the first flowers of early friendship.
Symbolism & Meaning
remembrance, fidelity, friendship
In the Victorian language of flowers, periwinkle means “Sweet remembrances”.
Habitat & Environment
Europe
Periwinkle is native to Europe.
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameVinca minor
- FamilyApocynaceae
- Native ToEurope
- Bloom SeasonSpring
- LifespanPerennial
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