Q.Creeping Myrtle Ground Cover
My Creeping Myrtle Ground Cover has long shoots and I would like it to butch up, be compact, to fill an area. How can I do that?
GKH_Susan
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Answered on September 23, 2025
If your creeping myrtle is vinca vine, cutting it back may leave it looking scraggly for a time till it branches out, but you can cut it back about once a year to increase vigor. Here are some other options:
https://cales.arizona.edu/cochise/mg/pervasive-ground-covers
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/groundcover/gcgen/groundcover-to-prevent-weeds.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/groundcover/essential-ground-cover-plants
https://extension.purdue.edu/news/county/marion/2021/08/IPSAWG-Periwinkle.pdf
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