Is Lavender Vervain? Is Vervain the same as lavender?

Lavender is a flower. The flowers of this plant are verticillate, with 6-10 flowers on the inflorescence, mostly blue-purple, and some varieties are pink or white. Its adaptability is very strong, can endure the high temperature of 40 ℃ and the low temperature of -21 ℃, generally planted in the place with sufficient light and deep soil layer, the growth period should be properly watered, too much watering is not conducive to growth. In addition, fertilizer should be supplemented before flowering and after flowering.

1. yes

Lavender, of course, is not vervain, and the difference between the two is quite large.Because of the climate, there are few places where lavender can be planted in our country, so many places have the name of lavender after planting verbena, so many people do not know how to distinguish them.

2. What are the differences

1. Different families and genera: both lavender and verbena belong to Labiatae, but the former is a perennial shrub of Lavandula of Labiatae, while the latter is a perennial herb of Verbenaceae.This means that when lavender grows to a certain extent, the branches will become lignified, while verbena will not.

2. Different shapes: lavender has many branches, the branches are grey-brown, the surface is hairy, the leaves are linear, the flowers are verticillate, and the flowers are purple.The leaves of Verbena are simple, usually ovate and opposite, with bristles on both sides.Its flowers are terminal or axillary, the corolla is two-lipped, blue-purple in color.

3, distribution is different: the origin of lavender in the Mediterranean coastal areas, wild in France and Italy along the distribution, China is mainly planted in Xinjiang.Although Verbena is also native to Europe, it has strong adaptability and grows in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Gansu and Jiangsu provinces in China.

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4, the role of different: lavender and verbena are very good ornamental plants, but in addition to ornamental, lavender can also be used to extract essential oils, dried flowers can make sachets, or make tea to drink.Verbena has certain toxicity, general eventful medicinal, must be taken according to doctor's advice, otherwise it will cause adverse reactions.