Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Genus species | Vinca difformis Pourr. trib. Vinceae |
Synonyms | Vinca acutiflora Bertol. |
Vinca major Brot. | |
Vinca obtusiflora Pau | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves ovate, 30-60mm, glabrous or minutely ciliate, sepals glabrous, corolla 3-4cm in diam., with narrow, acute lobes |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | pale bluish violet |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe division in early spring and fall; layering in spring |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Portugal , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Italy ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia ) Macaronesia (Azores) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | APOCYNACEAE
difformis sardoa Stearn, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 65(2): 255 (1972)
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