Is lavender the same as verbena? Are verbena the same as lavender?

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1. Really?

2. What are the differences?

Lavender is not verbena. The former is a shrub of the genus Lavender in the Lamiaceae family, with linear leaves, flowers in whorls, and mostly purple color. The latter is a herbaceous plant of the genus Verbena in the family Verbenaceae, with oval leaves and terminal or axillary flowers that are blue-purple. In addition, their distribution in my country is also different. The former is only grown in Xinjiang, while the latter grows in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Gansu and other places.

1. Really?

Of course lavender is not verbena, and the difference between the two is quite big. Due to climate reasons, there are very few places in my country where lavender can be grown. Therefore, after Verbena is planted in many places, it is named lavender, so many people do not know how to distinguish them.

2. What are the differences

1. Different families and genera: Lavender and Verbena are both in the order Lamiaceae, but the former is a perennial shrub of the genus Lavender in the family Lamiaceae, while the latter is a perennial herb of the genus Verbena in the family Verbenaceae. This means that after lavender grows to a certain extent, the branches will become lignified, but this will not happen with verbena.

2. Different shapes: lavender has many branches; It is grey-brown, with downy surface, linear leaves, and purple flowers in whorls. The leaves of verbena are single leaves, usually oval and opposite, with bristles on both sides. Its flowers are terminal or axillary, the corolla is two-lipped, and the color is blue-purple.

3. Different distributions: The origin of lavender is in the Mediterranean coastal areas, wild ones are distributed in France and Italy, and our country is mainly planted in Xinjiang. Although verbena is also native to Europe, it has strong adaptability and grows in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Gansu, Jiangsu and other places in my country.

4. Different functions: lavender and verbena are both very effective. A good ornamental plant, but in addition to being ornamental, lavender can also be used to extract essential oils, and the dried flowers can be made into sachets or brewed into tea. Verbena has a certain degree of toxicity and is generally used medicinally. It must be taken according to the doctor's advice, otherwise it will cause adverse reactions.

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