Vinca major

Common name: Bigleaf Periwinkle, Blue Periwinkle
Family: Apocynaceae
Size: up to 25 cm tall
Description: Native to the western Mediterranean: trailing vine,
Habitat: Moist, under shade

Flower:

• Violet-purple flowers
• 3-5 cm across
• 5  lobed petals

Leaves and stem

Opposite

Rounded shape at the base of the stems and narrow oval shape at the tip

3-9 cm long

Glossy blades

Margins entire but with ciliate 

Hairy leaf stalk