The Periwinkle

I am making my BALCONY space GREEN 🪴🌿. I love flowers, plants, etc.
I plan to even grow a little food out here. I'm thinking to start off with strawberries. 🤷🏾‍♀️

My Madagascar Periwinkle babies are GROWING so STRONG + GREEN.🥰

I'm getting ready to RE-POT them in some good 'ol SOIL.

Where is the best place to plant a periwinkle?
When planting a periwinkle, it is important to choose the right place. Periwinkle can grow in both shaded and sunny places. However, it is important to avoid waterlogged areas, as periwinkles do not like marshy soils.

How does periwinkle grow?
Small periwinkle - Wikipedia
Small periwinkle is an evergreen shrub 30-60 cm tall. The rhizome is thin, horizontal, up to 70 cm long. Stems of periwinkle are creeping, branched, rooted at the nodes. The leaves are opposite (3-7 cm long, 2.5 cm wide), elliptic, leathery, evergreen, glabrous, shiny on top, smooth on the edges.

What does periwinkle treat?
Periwinkle treats hypertension
Periwinkle infusion is also used for hypertension, uterine and intestinal bleeding; as an antibacterial, anti-inflammatory agent, for bronchitis, enteritis, colitis, impotence; externally - for sore throat, toothache, dermatomycosis. Flowers are used as a cosmetic.

Why is periwinkle poisonous?
Periwinkle is extremely poisonous and contains a large amount of vincamine and other alkaloids. When used, it has a depressing effect on the cardiovascular activity of the body.

Plant this, not that: At first blush, common periwinkle (Vinca minor) seems like a great solution for shady backyard landscapes. It makes a good-looking groundcover--low maintenance and drought tolerant, plus it puts out pretty purple flowers. BUT did you know it's on the PA DCNR list of Invasive Plant Species? This shade-loving vine can spread into forests, forming thick mats that prevent native wildflowers from growing. So take a pass on periwinkle, and check out a couple of good-looking native alternatives. The lower-growing and evergreen partridge berry (Mitchella repens) looks great in your garden even in winter, with its shiny dark-green leaves and tiny red berries. Wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis), a relative of ginseng, does well in full shade, semi-shade, and every kind of soil.

📸: Partridge berry - Joshua Mayer, common periwinkle - Bri Weldon

Periwinkle is a symbol of Ukraine. Garden and vegetable garden. Advisor - News ...
Periwinkle is amazingly hardy. In the places where its long slender stems come into contact with the soil, roots are formed, which allow the plant to "creep" over the site in all directions, forming a carpet of leaves and flowers. The best soil for growing periwinkle is loamy, with a high content of humus, moderately moistened.