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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Vinca major''
| image = Vinca major0.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Vinca major'' leaves and flower
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Gentianales]]
| familia = [[Apocynaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Vinca]]''
| species = '''''V. major'''''
| binomial = ''Vinca major''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}

'''''Vinca major''''' ('''Large Periwinkle''' or '''Greater Periwinkle'''), is a [[flowering plant]] native to southern [[Europe]], from [[Spain]] and southern [[France]] east to the western [[Balkans]], and also in northeastern [[Turkey]] and the western [[Caucasus]].

It is an [[evergreen]] trailing vine, spreading along the ground and rooting along the stems to form patches of ground cover 2-5 m across and scrambling up to 50-70 cm high. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, 3-9 cm long and 2-6 cm broad, glossy dark green with a leathery texture and an entire but distinctly hairy margin, and a hairy [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]] 1-2 cm long. The [[flower]]s are produced from early spring to autumn, violet-purple, 3-5 cm diameter, with a five-lobed corolla.

There are two [[subspecies]], with geographically separate ranges:
*''Vinca major'' subsp. ''major''. Leaf petioles finely hairy, hairs short. Southern Europe.
*''Vinca major'' subsp. ''hirsuta'' (Boiss.) Stearn (syn. ''V. pubescens'' d'Urv.). Leaf petioles densely hairy, hairs longer. Caucasus, northeastern Turkey.

The closely related species ''[[Vinca minor]]'' is similar but smaller, with narrower, hairless leaves.

===Cultivation and uses===
''Vinca major'' is commonly grown in temperate gardens for its evergreen foliage, spring flowers, and vining habit. Several [[cultivar]]s are available, with white to dark violet flowers and variegated foliage.

==References==
*[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Vinca&SPECIES_XREF=major&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea: ''Vinca major'' distribution]
*Blamey, M., & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). ''Flora of Britain and Northern Europe''. Hodder & Stoughton.
*Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening'' 4: 664-665. Macmillan.

==See also==
*[[Vincamine]]
*[[Vinpocetine]]

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		+	Vinca major, Linn. Sterile sts. reclining; flowering sts. rather erect: lvs. subcordate-ovate, rather obtuse, ciliate, shining, 2-3 x 1-2 in.: fls. blue; calyx-lobes narrowly linear, ciliate; corolla-lobes obovate, very obtuse. Eu.—This species is larger throughout than V. minor. It is much used, especially the variegated forms, for veranda-boxes and hanging-baskets. Var. elegantissima, Hort., is a showy form with the lvs. margined and blotched with yellowish white. Common form among the florists and easily prop. by cuttings. Var. reticulata, Hort., is offered in the trade. Var. variegata, Hort., is offered in the trade. G. 27:330.
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 | name = ''Vinca major''
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-| image_width = 240px
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 | image_caption = ''Vinca major'' leaves and flower
-| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+| regnum = Plantae
-| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
+| divisio = Magnoliophyta
-| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
+| classis = Magnoliopsida
-| ordo = [[Gentianales]]
+| ordo = Gentianales
-| familia = [[Apocynaceae]]
+| familia = Apocynaceae
-| genus = ''[[Vinca]]''
+| genus = Vinca
-| species = '''''V. major'''''
+| species = major
-| binomial = ''Vinca major''
+| subspecies =
-| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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-'''''Vinca major''''' ('''Large Periwinkle''' or '''Greater Periwinkle'''), is a [[flowering plant]] native to southern [[Europe]], from [[Spain]] and southern [[France]] east to the western [[Balkans]], and also in northeastern [[Turkey]] and the western [[Caucasus]].
+===Propagation===
-It is an [[evergreen]] trailing vine, spreading along the ground and rooting along the stems to form patches of ground cover 2-5 m across and scrambling up to 50-70 cm high. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, 3-9 cm long and 2-6 cm broad, glossy dark green with a leathery texture and an entire but distinctly hairy margin, and a hairy [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]] 1-2 cm long. The [[flower]]s are produced from early spring to autumn, violet-purple, 3-5 cm diameter, with a five-lobed corolla.
+===Pests and diseases===
-There are two [[subspecies]], with geographically separate ranges:
+==Species==
 *''Vinca major'' subsp. ''major''. Leaf petioles finely hairy, hairs short. Southern Europe.
 *''Vinca major'' subsp. ''hirsuta'' (Boiss.) Stearn (syn. ''V. pubescens'' d'Urv.). Leaf petioles densely hairy, hairs longer. Caucasus, northeastern Turkey.
-The closely related species ''[[Vinca minor]]'' is similar but smaller, with narrower, hairless leaves.
+==Gallery==
-===Cultivation and uses===
+<gallery>
-''Vinca major'' is commonly grown in temperate gardens for its evergreen foliage, spring flowers, and vining habit. Several [[cultivar]]s are available, with white to dark violet flowers and variegated foliage.
+Image:Upload.png| photo 1
 ==References==
-*[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Vinca&SPECIES_XREF=major&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea: ''Vinca major'' distribution]
+*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
-*Blamey, M., & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). ''Flora of Britain and Northern Europe''. Hodder & Stoughton.
+<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
-*Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening'' 4: 664-665. Macmillan.
+<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
-==See also==
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