Periwinkle may refer to:
Fauna
- Periwinkle, a common name for a number of gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae
- Common periwinkle (Littorina littorea)
 - Austrolittorina unifasciata
 
 - Periwinkle, a regional name for the caddisfly larva
 - Tegula pfeifferi
 
Flora
- Catharanthus or Madagascar periwinkles
- Catharanthus roseus or rosy periwinkle
 
 - Vinca or European periwinkles
- Vinca major or greater periwinkle
 - Vinca minor or lesser periwinkle
 - Vinca herbacea or herbaceous periwinkle
 
 
Arts and entertainment
- Periwinkle (film), a 1917 silent film by James Kirkwood
 - Tribulation Periwinkle, protagonist of Hospital Sketches, an 1863 compilation of sketches by Louisa May Alcott
 - Periwinkle, a character in Blue's Clues
 - Periwinkle, a character in The Bellflower Bunnies
 - Periwinkle, a character in the 2012 animated film Secret of the Wings from Disney, Tinker Bell's twin sister
 - Periwinkle, the main character in Patricia A. McKillip's book The Changeling Sea
 
People
- Pauline Periwinkle (1863–1916), American journalist, poet, teacher, feminist
 
Other uses
- Periwinkle (color), a pale shade of blue
 - HMS Periwinkle (K55), a Royal Navy corvette that served in the Second World War
 - USS Periwinkle (1864), a steamer procured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War
 - Periwinkle Run, a stream in Ohio
 
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