<p>I ahve a market pack of periwinkles that I didn’t get around to plant. Would it survive if I plant it now? If not, is there a way to store them until spring?</p>
<p>What part of the country/growing zone are you in? If a bulb, they overwinter in the ground far better than a package.</p>
<p>If they are a perennials you can “heel them in” to overwinter. Make sure they have plenty of water going into the season.</p>
<p>[Heeling</a> In: How To Heel In Plants And Trees](<a href=“http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/heeling-in-plants.htm]Heeling”>http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/heeling-in-plants.htm)</p>
<p>zone 6, it’s periwinkles in a market pack, tiny plastic pots. I could go ahead and plant on a hill. It will be almost heeling if I understand it correctly.</p>
<p>If you have a spot that is a little bit protected that will help, too. Good luck!</p>
<p>Can you plant them in a bigger pot and keep inside and transplant in the spring? I’m not much of a gardener but I would think that would work.</p>
<p>I just bury the containers. My experience is some make it and some don’t, similar to what happens normally. </p>
<p>But I wouldn’t plant one of those crinkly plastic packs. I’d find a larger plastic container and put them in that and plant that. But I’d disturb the plant roots and dirt as little as possible - I’d cut away the crinkly plastic - because the plant doesn’t have time to establish itself in the new place. </p>
<p>Problem with keeping in the basement is they die from being dried out. If they’re in the ground, they’re going through the normal cycles of snow, etc. melting and wetting them.</p>
<p>Are you referring to vinca?
It ia horribly invasive here, I pulled all mine out. You might want to keep it in a planter.</p>
<p>Yes, vinca. Against english ivies, they are not invasive enough here. It is for a steep bank. Planting will be practically heeling. With heavy mulch, they may survive.</p>