The purple Periwinkles are blooming and so pretty here on Cape Cod. They are part of the Vinca family are are also known as “Running Myrtle.”
Periwinkles grow to about 6″ and are considered a creeping evergreen. Their flowers are about 1″ and pinwheel-like purplish-blue with a white star in the center.
Such a pretty wildflower, don’t you think?
Must be the sea air – my periwinkle ground-cover has just a few little blossoms right now!