How to Use vinca in a Sentence

vinca

noun

• In the sun use zinnias, cosmos, vinca, moss rose and purslane.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Mar. 2018
• The deer do not eat vinca, but the butterflies use its nectar.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 7 May 2020
• In the sun zinnias, cosmos, vinca, moss roses and purslane work well.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 23 Apr. 2020
• In addition to zinnias, use moss roses, purslane, celosia and vinca in the full sun.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 28 June 2019
• Zinnias and cosmos are not favorites of the deer, but vinca is one of the few plants that can be labeled deerproof.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Mar. 2018
• Her garden blooms with hydrangeas, hostas, vinca and magnolias, while sweet potato vine is featured on her storage shed.
  — Lori Johnston, ajc, 14 June 2017
• Cascading petunia, vinca, and asparagus fern look lovely hanging over a bed's edges.
  — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2023
• Poultices made from vinca (periwinkle) leaves have traditionally been used for drawing pus out of cankers and infections.
  — Elizabeth Heath, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
• Cora vinca is both deer proof and aerial phytophera resistant.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 28 June 2019
• The summer annuals have a varying degree of drought tolerance, with vinca being most tolerant.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 9 Apr. 2020
• Unfortunately, some very common ground covers, such as English ivy, vinca, yellow archangel, creeping Jenny and bishop’s weed, are aggressive spreaders and can be hard to control.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 12 June 2018
• Sometimes subsurface testing is needed to confirm a burial’s location, but the presence of vegetation common to cemeteries, such as vinca and yucca, also can provide a hint.
  — Adam Zielonka, Washington Post, 31 July 2017
• Leafrollers are tying leaves of redbuds, sweetgums, vinca groundcover, pyracanthas, cotoneasters and other plants together.
  — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 6 July 2018

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024