Conservation Plant (HPS Number P197)
Introduced: 2017
By: Shropshire Group
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Conservation Scheme information for Vinca minor ‘Mrs Betty James’
- ID: P197
- Introduced: 2017
- By: Shropshire Group
- Reason: Bob Brown of Cotswold Garden Flowers noticed this plant for sale at a Cottage Garden Society meeting in Shropshire and named it after Betty James who had brought the plant in and had grown it for many years.
- Verified by: Bob Brown, Cotswold Garden Flowers
- Description: Mat-forming perennial. Good ground cover or can scramble through neighbouring plants. Evergreen.
- Dimensions: 10cm x 100cm (approx)
- Flowers: Double flowers, purple in bud and light violet-blue when fully open.
- Foliage: Narrowly ovate mid-green leaves.
- Soil: Any soil.
- Aspect: Full sun, part or full shade
- Pests: May be affected by a rust.
- Cultivation: Will tolerate even dry shade once established. Spread can be limited by trimming the plant and removing unwanted rooting stems.
- Propagation: Stems will layer easily as they touch the ground. New plants can be detached and grown on.
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