The difference between Phlox and Verbena

1. Differences in plant types

Floca is an annual herb with an upright stem. The plant is about 15-45 cm long, with many branches and glandular hairs.

Verbena is a perennial herb with a creeping base and horizontally spreading stems. The plant is about 10-50 cm tall and is densely distributed.

2. Leaf Difference

The leaves of the former are alternate, with the leaves at the base being opposite. The leaf shape is broadly ovate or rectangular, with a length of about 2-7.5 cm. The leaf margin is entire, without serrations around it, and is relatively rounded. The leaf surface has soft hairs.

The latter has opposite leaves, oblong in shape, with neat, blunt serrations on the edges, or coarse, notched teeth. They are not completely round, and there are cracks at the base of the leaves.

3. Flower Difference

The flowers of Fulicao are terminal cymes, the calyx is tubular, and the corolla is saucer-shaped with a diameter of about 2-2.5 cm. There are many varieties of it. One of them is the clustered phlox, whose flowers are very similar to the latter, but it also has more dotted patterns in the middle of its flowers.

The flowers of Verbena are terminal spikes, with small flowers arranged in umbels.