periwinkle

Bluish-purple trailing flower

Periwinkle names two unrelated things.

One is a small sea snail with a spiral shell, eaten in coastal cuisines and found clinging to rocks at low tide.

The other is a trailing evergreen plant with blue or purple flowers, commonly used as ground cover.

The color periwinkle—a pale blue-violet—takes its name from the flower: a periwinkle cardigan, periwinkle bridesmaid dresses.

snail

winkle

Tiny shoreline gastropod

sea-snailSaltwater gastropod mollusk
molluskSoft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
gastropodSingle-shelled soft creature

shell · tidepool · intertidal · whelk · limpet · cockle · mussel · edible · forage · shoreline

color

lavender

Fragrant herb, pale violet

lilacPale purple hue
violetSmall five-petaled wildflower
mauveGrayish pale violet

bluebell · cornflower · wisteria · iris · amethyst · heliotrope · thistle · orchid · blue-violet · hue

vinca

myrtle

Fragrant flowering evergreen shrub

groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil
trailingFollowing behind something
evergreenRetains foliage year-round

shade-tolerant · creeping · spreading · mat-forming · alkaloids · medicinal · ornamental · perennial · variegated · cultivar

Categories

spring bloomscrocus, daffodil, tulip, hyacinth, snowdrop
periwinkles
sea snailsabalone, limpet, nerite, margarite
colorsred, blue, green, yellow, orange
sea lifeshark, whale, dolphin, salmon, jellyfish
seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon

Opposites

color wheel position

periwinkleorange

Citrus with segments

burnt orange · tangerine · peach · coral · amber

color temperature/intensity

periwinklescarlet

Bright orangish-red color

crimson · bright red · hot pink · neon orange · fire engine red

garden plant behavior

periwinkleorchid

Showy tropical flower

hothouse flower

Family

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G