It seems like every garden has a tricky dark corner where no grass will grow and perennials fizzle out. Enter periwinkle: This vigorous groundcover can easily tackle cover almost any space, blanketing ...

No green thumbs are required to grow vinca vine. Variegated vinca goes by many names. Known as bigleaf periwinkle (Vinca major 'Variegata'), it's a variegated form of V. major, or greater periwinkle.