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−{{Taxobox
−| color = lightgreen
−| name = ''Vinca herbacea''
−| image = Vinca-herbacea1-crop.jpg
−| image_width = 240px
−| image_caption = ''Vinca herbacea'' leaves and flowers
−| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
−| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
−| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
−| ordo = [[Gentianales]]
−| familia = [[Apocynaceae]]
−| genus = ''[[Vinca]]''
−| species = '''''V. herbacea'''''
−| binomial = ''Vinca herbacea''
−| binomial_authority = [[Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein|Waldst.]] & [[Pál Kitaibel|Kit.]]
*[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Vinca&SPECIES_XREF=herbacea&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea: ''Vinca herbacea'']+
−*[http://www.hlasek.com/vinca_herbacea_8400.html Photo]+*Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening'' 4: 664-665. Macmillan.+
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{{SPlantbox
{{SPlantbox
+|familia=Apocynaceae
+|genus=Vinca
+|species=herbacea
+|common_name=Herbaceous Periwinkle
+|habit=herbaceous
|Min ht metric=cm
|Min ht metric=cm
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
−|image=Upload.png
+|image=Vinca-herbacea1-crop.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
+|image_caption=''Vinca herbacea'' leaves and flowers
}}
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Vinca herbacea, Waldst. & Kit. Hardy trailing glabrous herb, which usually loses its lvs. in winter: lvs. elliptical or lanceolate, rather obtuse, margins revolute; petiole very short: fls. more purple than the other species; calyx-lobes narrowly lanceolate, acuminate; corolla-lobes obovate, oblong-obtuse. E. Eu., Asia Minor. B.M. 2002. B.R. 301.
Vinca herbacea, Waldst. & Kit. Hardy trailing glabrous herb, which usually loses its lvs. in winter: lvs. elliptical or lanceolate, rather obtuse, margins revolute; petiole very short: fls. more purple than the other species; calyx-lobes narrowly lanceolate, acuminate; corolla-lobes obovate, oblong-obtuse. E. Eu., Asia Minor. B.M. 2002. B.R. 301.
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It is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]] growing as a trailing vine, spreading along the ground and rooting along the stems to form [[clonal colony|clonal colonies]], growing up to 10-20 cm high. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, lanceolate, 1-5 cm long and 0.2-3 cm broad, glossy green with an entire margin, and nearly sessile with only a very short [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]]. The [[flower]]s are produced in late summer, blue-violet or occasionally white, 2.5-3.5 cm diameter, with a five-lobed corolla.
It is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]] growing as a trailing vine, spreading along the ground and rooting along the stems to form [[clonal colony|clonal colonies]], growing up to 10-20 cm high. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, lanceolate, 1-5 cm long and 0.2-3 cm broad, glossy green with an entire margin, and nearly sessile with only a very short [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]]. The [[flower]]s are produced in late summer, blue-violet or occasionally white, 2.5-3.5 cm diameter, with a five-lobed corolla.
−===Cultivation and uses===
+===Cultivation===
It is occasionally grown in temperate [[gardens]] as a [[rock garden]] plant.
It is occasionally grown in temperate [[gardens]] as a [[rock garden]] plant.
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+===Propagation===
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+===Pests and Diseases===
==References==
==References==
−*[http://web.kadel.cz/flora/e/kvCard.asp-Id=4888.htm Rock garden plants: ''Vinca herbacea'']
+==External links==
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