Periwinkles, Milkweeds & Allies

Dogbane Family - Apocynaceae

Greater Periwinkle Vinca major

Native to southern Europe to the Levant and Caucasus but also widely grown as a garden plant.


Habit	Habit	Flower	Leaf

Common Oleander Nerium oleander

Native in the Canary Islands and eastward through the Mediterranean Region and Middle East to India. Naturally occurs in stony wadis and barrancos but also widely planted as a garden ornamental and as an amenity plant along roadsides.


Habit	Flowers	Flowers	Flowers

Flowers	Flowers	Flower	Double flower

Leaves	Leaves	Leaf detail	Seed pods

Cionura Cionura erecta

Native from the southern Balkans, through Asia Minor to Afghanistan. A shrubby, herbaceous or lightly woody perennial with a foul smell to the leaves and stems. Leaves very variable, from narrowly triangular to rounded.


Habit	Flowers	Flowers	Flowers

Spring leaves & flower buds	Spring leaves & flower buds	Leaf	Stem

Stranglewort Cynanchum acutum

Native throughout the Mediterranean Region and eastwards to Central Asia and China. A twining, herbaceous or lightly woody perennial. Flowers may be pink or white.