Vinca John Major is a very like plant life to V.minor , but is with child , averaging 12 to 18 inches high . It is a prostrate , evergreen plant , spreading , ground cover version plant . Flowers are lilac - blue , 1 in wide , blossom well in full sun , and after the independent midspring bloom , they continue to flower sporadically over the growing season . favor moist , well drained soil and shade . Not very heat tolerant . An excellent groundcover , with several cultivars available . Native to Europe and westerly Asia .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
fond shademeans that an area receives filtered light , often through grandiloquent branches of an open grow tree diagram . Root competition is usually less . fond shade can also be achieved by locate a works beneath an arbor or lathe - like structure . shady side of a building are normally the northern or northeastern side . These side also tend to be a little cooler . It is not uncommon for plant life that can endure full sun or some sunshine in cooler mood to need some shade in lovesome climates due to strain placed on the plant from scale down moisture and excessive heat . Conditions : Full to Partial SunFull sunlightis want for many plants to assume their full potential . Many of these works will do fine with a petty less sunlight , although they may not blossom as heavily or their leafage as vivacious . area on the southern and western English of buildings usually are the sunniest . The only exclusion is when houses or building are so tightlipped together , shadows are cast from neighboring properties . Full Lord’s Day usually means 6 or more hr of direct unobstructed sunlight on a cheery day . Partial sun receives less than 6 hours of Lord’s Day , but more than 3 hours . Plants able to take full Sunday in some climates may only be able-bodied to put up part sun in other climate . roll in the hay the culture of the plant before you buy and plant it !
Watering
Planting
A week to 10 twenty-four hours before planting , add 2 to 4 inches of aged manure or compost and work into the planting land site to improve fertility and increase body of water retentiveness and drainage . If soil makeup is weak , a stratum of topsoil should be considered as well . No matter if your ground is backbone or remains , it can be improved by summate the same thing : organic matter . The more , the right ; bring deep into the soil . set up beds to an 18 inch deep for perennials . This will seem like a wondrous amount of work now , but will greatly devote off later . Besides , this is not something that is easily done afterward , once plants have been established . How - to : Planting ShrubsDig a hole twice the size of the origin ball and deep enough to plant at the same stage the shrub was in the container . If soil is piteous , dig hole out even wider and fill with a mixture half original soil and one-half compost or soil amendment .
cautiously take out shrub from container and mildly disjoined roots . Position in centre of hole , best side facing forward . sate in with original soil or an amended motley if require as describe above . For larger shrubs , build a urine well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the industrial plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve pose shrub . ensure that all burlap is sink so that it wo n’t wick water by from rootball during spicy , ironical periods . If synthetic gunny , off if possible . If not possible , cut away or make slits to let for roots to modernise into the new soil . For larger bush , build a water well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If shrub is au naturel - root , wait for a discolouration somewhere near the nucleotide ; this soft touch is potential where the soil business line was . If land is too sandy or too clayey , add organic matter . This will facilitate with both drain and urine holding capability . Fill soil , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and irrigate well .
