The Difference Between Lantana and Verbena

1. Different varieties

Lantana is a plant belonging to the Verbenaceae family and the Lantana genus. It is an upright or semi-climbing shrub with many nicknames, including stinky grass, five-color plum, seven sisters, mountain dan, Ruyi grass, five-color hydrangea, and color-changing grass.

Verbena belongs to the Verbenaceae family and the Verbena genus. It is a perennial herb and is closely related to the former, so they look similar, but they are not the same plant. It is also called ground verbena, ground brocade, grass five-color plum, four-season hydrangea, etc.

2. Different leaves

The leaves of Lantana are rounder, oval or heart-shaped, and shorter.

The leaves of verbena are longer but narrower than the former.

3. Different flowers

Lantana is a capitula with a variety of flower colors. It is yellow or pink when it first opens, then turns orange or orange-red as it grows, and finally becomes red. Sometimes the colors are different on the same inflorescence, with both red and yellow, hence the name.

Verbena has a spike inflorescence with abundant flowers in colors such as deep red, purple, blue, purple, white, pink, etc.