Vinca minor may be an attractive ground cover, but it can quickly take over your entire backyard. Here are tips for controlling this unruly plant.

Among the invasive plant species this gardener was dealing with were honeysuckle, aster, vinca (also known as periwinkle), ditch lilies, and more. While many experienced home gardeners know invasive ...

Your plant appears to be a periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus). It looks old and as though it has been grown in its current soil for a long time. The soil looks compacted and wet. Are you feeding ...

If you enjoy tending to your indoor plants and keeping them in good health by avoiding mistakes that will kill your houseplants, it’s very likely that you will be able to propagate your plants ...

At the outset, the researchers infected a periwinkle plant with a bacterium carrying a gene for fluorescence. They maintained a stable root culture with the characteristic fluorescent glow ...

A field of Vinca minor with purple blooms - Volodymyr Kazhanov/Getty Images ...

Putricia has been placed behind a velvet rope in Sydney's botanic gardens An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink is blooming in Australia - and captivating the ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — A study has identified key genetic pathways in corn that help its roots branch out to find water in soil; the varieties adapted to temperate regions like the U.S. corn belt showed ...

A groundbreaking study reveals how pseudouridine modifications across plant RNA species orchestrate translation dynamics, and provides a comprehensive atlas of these modifications in four major ...