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Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as bright eyes, Cape periwinkle, graveyard plant, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, pink periwinkle, rose periwinkle, [2] is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae.
Vinca difformis, commonly called the intermediate periwinkle, [1] is an evergreen, flowering subshrub. It grows to about 0.5 metres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) tall, and forms mats over 1 m (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) across. Its whitish-blue flowers have a blooming season from late winter to early spring.
Vinca minor (common names lesser periwinkle [1] or dwarf periwinkle) is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, native to central and southern Europe. Other vernacular names used in cultivation include small periwinkle , common periwinkle , and sometimes in the United States, myrtle or creeping myrtle .
Hopkins' bioclimatic law states that in North America east of the Rockies, a 130-m (400-foot) increase in elevation, a 4° change in latitude North (444.48 km), or a 10° change in longitude East (two-thirds of a time zone) will cause a biological event to occur four days later in the spring or four days earlier in the fall. [1]
Vinca major is a trailing vine, spreading along the ground and rooting along the stems to form dense masses of groundcover individually 2–5 metres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) across and up to 25 centimetres (10 in) high, perhaps even 50–70 cm (20–28 in).
Periwinkle, a character in the 2012 animated film Secret of the Wings from Disney, Tinker Bell's twin sister Periwinkle, the main character in Patricia A. McKillip 's book The Changeling Sea People
In another dispatch from the road, hiking columnist Susan Anderson discusses her visit to Mammoth Spring in this week's column.
Periwinkle: Early and sincere friendship, tender recollections [8] [6] Peruvian Lily: Wealth, fortune, prosperity, friendship Phlox: Harmony, unanimity, "our souls are united" [4] [8] [6] Pine: general: Philosophy [8] Pitch pine: Time and faith [6] Plum blossom: Beauty and longevity; "Keep your promises"; [7] fidelity [5] Plumeria: Perfection ...