Periwinkle - Illimuniation

$9.95

Each yellow leaf is edged with a grass green margin. Ideal foliage accent for color pots too. Blooms in late spring and continues sporadically through the summer. The Vinca Minor 'Illumination', produces near continuous foliage changes. Dramatic alone in hanging baskets for long golden tresses. Herbaceous perennial. Spring growth emerges chartreuse then brightens to golden yellow. In the garden use as a spreading groundcover to brighten shade gardens. Flowers are Dutch blue, 1 inch wide for high contrast against foliage. Beautiful cascading down slopes, banks, walls and curbs. Pest and disease free. Later in the year plants turn to cream on attractive pink stems. Direct sun will prematurely bleach foliage. ... details

Japanese Spurge - Green Carpet This evergreen is self-sustaining and always looks well. Plant 6 inches apart to obtain quick cover. Your lawn work stops were this plant starts. Pachysandra will transform otherwise bare and ugly ground areas into attractive year-round cover. Green Carpet is the only satisfactory plant that will grow as a ground cover under Pine trees. This plant is used extensively under large spreading trees, back of buildings or in other situations too shady for grass to grow. Once established, a Pachysandra planting will eliminate grass cutting and weeding. It is ideal for partly shaded or full shade areas. It can be used as a lawn substitute in shaded non-traffic areas. Japanese Spurge 'Green Carpet', Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet', is an old-time ground cover plant that grows to 6-8" high with versatile uses. It is also very effective as a border plant along paths or driveway edgings.