Vinca plants are subshrubs or herbaceous, and have slender trailing stems 1–2 m (3–6 feet) long but not growing more than 20–70 cm (8-30 inches) above ground; the stems frequently take root where they touch the ground, enabling the plant to spread widely. The leaves are opposite, simple broad lanceolate to ovate, 1–9 cm (0.25–3.5 inches)... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinca
Vinca is a genus of herbaceous and shrubby plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae. They generally bear large, salver-shaped, axillary, solitary flowers, often of much beauty. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BV.HTM