Suggested Native Replacements:
- Aromatic aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium)
- Common wild ginger (Asarum canadense)
- Dwarf crested iris (Iris cristata)
- Golden ragwort, Heartleaf ragwort (Packera aurea)
- Heart-leaved foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)
- Ladies' tabacco, Plantain-leaved everlasting (Antennaria plantaginifolia)
- Moss phlox, Moss-pink (Phlox subulata)
- Narrow-leaved blue-eyed-grass, Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
- Partidge-berry (Mitchella repens)
- Robin's plantain (Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus)
- Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip (Mertensia virginica)
- Virginia-creeper, Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
- White wood aster (Eurybia divaricata)
- Wild blue phlox, Woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata)
- Wild pink, Northern wild pink (Silene caroliniana var. pensylvanica)
- Wild stonecrop, Woodland stonecrop (Sedum ternatum)
Common Name
Periwinkle
Plant Form
Herbs
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Considered Invasive by the State of Virginia?
Yes
Threat Level
Low
Additional Info
Notes: Although still commonly sold as a ground cover, this trailing vine can escape cultivation and spread rapidly into natural areas. It is classified as invasive throughout the eastern United States, including Arlington and Alexandria.
Method of removal: Hand pull small areas. Foliar spray
Attention! Resprouts
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Native Look-alikes