Vinca difformis 'Ruby Baker'
Family - Apocynaceae
Category - Groundcover
Origin - Discovered in Southern Europe
Discovered By - David and Ruby Baker, plantsmen
Season of Interest - Spring, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H4
Height - 30cm
Width - indefinite
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: An Evergreen, mat-forming sub-Shrub that is excellent for use as ground cover. Attractive, glossy dark green leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape and are held on prostrate stems. Pale pinkish-lilac flowers are salverform in shape and produced from late autumn into late spring.
Flower:
Pale pinkish-lilac flowers are salverform in shape and are composed of five petals with pointed tips. The flowers are produced on slender stems from November into May.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Salverform
Flowering time: November, December, January, February, March, April, May
Foliage:
Glossy dark green leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape and are held in opposite pairs on the prostrate stems.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Ovate to lanceolate
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Suitable for sun or shade in most garden soils.