It has now been confirmed by the Recorder that this is the Greater Periwinkle and that until now it has never been recorded before in the Lancashire Area of SD72. I fell upon the plant by pure chance on 2nd May 2007. The site is at the base of a small scotch pine coniferous tree and the tree base leaves of the Pine are sort of acting as a canopy and keeping the plant within the shade. The total area where they are growing covers about 2 metre diameter and in this area they are very sparsley spread. The actual flower has only been seen once (here photographed 2nd May 2007) and it was of a very feeble nature, in fact within a day it had almost withered. You are more than likely to see the glossy leaves which resemble the leaves of a privet bush. I checked it out again this year (2008), yet never saw any actual flowers, although the leaves had spread to a larger area. I checked on the site again yesterday and the undergrowth of various sub-grassess had well grown over the area and covered over the Greater Periwinkle leaves and unless you knew where it was you would never find it, although with parting of the grassess etc, the Periwinkle leaves where to be seen, clear and well.......
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