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{{Taxobox
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| color = lightgreen
   
| name = ''Vinca major''
 
| name = ''Vinca major''
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| common_names = Periwinkle
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| growth_habit = herbaceous (trailing)
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| high = ?m (1-2 ft)
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = S Europe, Spain to Caucasus
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| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| lifespan = perennial
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| exposure = prefers part-full shade
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| water = moderate
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| features = flowers, naturalizes, invasive
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| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| sunset_zones = 5-24, 28-31 (warmer 32-33){{SSN}}
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| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Vinca major0.jpg
 
| image = Vinca major0.jpg
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| image_width = 240px
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| image_width = 240px   <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
 
| image_caption = ''Vinca major'' leaves and flower
 
| image_caption = ''Vinca major'' leaves and flower
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = [[Gentianales]]
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| ordo = Gentianales
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| familia = [[Apocynaceae]]
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| familia = Apocynaceae
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| genus = ''[[Vinca]]''
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| genus = Vinca
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| species = '''''V. major'''''
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| species = major
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| binomial = ''Vinca major''
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| subspecies =  
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| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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| cultivar =  
 
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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.{{SCH}}
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==Cultivation==
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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]].  
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===Propagation===
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Easy to propagate from cuttings.
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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.
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===Pests and diseases===
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There are two [[subspecies]], with geographically separate ranges:
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==Species==
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There are two [[subspecies]], with geographically separate ranges{{wp}}:
 
*''Vinca major'' subsp. ''major''. Leaf petioles finely hairy, hairs short. Southern Europe.
 
*''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.
 
*''Vinca major'' subsp. ''hirsuta'' (Boiss.) Stearn (syn. ''V. pubescens'' d'Urv.). Leaf petioles densely hairy, hairs longer. Caucasus, northeastern Turkey.
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The closely related species ''[[Vinca minor]]'' is similar but smaller, with narrower, hairless leaves.
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==Gallery==
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===Cultivation and uses===
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''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.
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==References==
 
==References==
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*[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]
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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*Blamey, M., & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). ''Flora of Britain and Northern Europe''. Hodder & Stoughton.
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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*Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening'' 4: 664-665. Macmillan.
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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==External links==
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==See also==
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*[[Vincamine]]
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*[[Vinpocetine]]
 
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