Will Vinca's proliferate? Or stay with one main stem?

On Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:30:09 GMT, "Molly Fredericks"
wrote:

Will Vinca's proliferate? Or stay with one main stem?

Vinca is one of the most invasive weeds I deal with, if that answers
your question. :-)

On Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:30:09 GMT, "Molly Fredericks" wrote:

Will Vinca's proliferate? Or stay with one main stem?


Vinca major, no. V.minor, yes. It will become a wonderful ground cover if
that's what you want. I have to tear my back every spring after it blooms.
Since it's one of the first things to bloom, I do leave it for any early
insects to make use of. When other perennials peek through it, I hack at it
with a good, sharp pair of pruning shears.

Victoria

On Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:30:09 GMT, "Molly Fredericks" wrote:

Will Vinca's proliferate? Or stay with one main stem?


Vinca major, no. V.minor, yes. It will become a wonderful ground cover if
that's what you want. I have to tear my back every spring after it blooms.
Since it's one of the first things to bloom, I do leave it for any early
insects to make use of. When other perennials peek through it, I hack at it
with a good, sharp pair of pruning shears.

Victoria

Sorry, these are single stem periwinkles I'm talking about.


"Terry Horton" wrote in message
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On Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:30:09 GMT, "Molly Fredericks"
wrote:

Will Vinca's proliferate? Or stay with one main stem?

Vinca is one of the most invasive weeds I deal with, if that answers
your question. :-)

I suggest you look up V.major and V.minor and decide which you have. Common
names don't help. If you have V.major, it is not invasive.


On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 06:38:37 GMT, "Molly Fredericks" wrote:

Sorry, these are single stem periwinkles I'm talking about.


"Terry Horton" wrote in message
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On Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:30:09 GMT, "Molly Fredericks"
wrote:

Will Vinca's proliferate? Or stay with one main stem?

Vinca is one of the most invasive weeds I deal with, if that answers
your question. :-)

Molly may have been referring to this plant.....

http://pharm1.pharmazie.uni-greifswa...i/yamas482.jpg

Catharanthus roseus AKA Vinca rosea


"Molly Fredericks" wrote in message
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Will Vinca's proliferate? Or stay with one main stem?