Purpletop Vervain (Verbena Bonariensis) ヤナギハナガサ（柳花笠）

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

The purpletop vervain (Verbena bonariensis) is native to South America, was imported to Japan for horticultural purposes and can now be found across the country. It produces clusters of tiny pink flowers from June to October. The plant's Japanese name is "yanagi hanagasa," which translates into "willow flower hat," after its willow leaf shaped leaves (the willow translates into "yanagi" in Japanese) and the flower looking like a hanagasa, a hat decorated with flowers used in Japanese traditional festivals.  

2026/5/29

Verbenas & Lantanas Look Same😅 - Seven Bicolor/Tricolor Ones バーベナとランタナがもう分からない😅

Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。

I like small flowers. I like colorful flowers. This makes me like small and colorful flowers so much!!! The first one is my favorite because of the shape of the buds, which look like stars!!　

Star-like buds - red, orange and pink   
星形のつぼみ -  赤、オレンジ、ピンク

White and yellow 白と黄色

White, yellow, orange and pink
白、黄色、オレンジ、ピンク

Red, orange and yellow 赤、オレンジ、黄色

White, yellow and green 白、黄、緑

Yellow and pale green 黄と緑

Two yellow colors 黄色２種

To tell you the truth, I have given up on differentiating verbenas and lantanas because I don't think lay persons like me can tell which one is which. According to SFGATE, ".... Because of their similar characteristics, they’re often confused as the same plant..... Lantana and verbena appear similar, but they have different hardiness zones, growth habits and toxicity levels."

Okay, they are different in hardiness zones, growth habits and toxicity levels, but with only these, I can't make distinctions. I need more, like differences easy to see, such as differences in the color or shape of petals or leaves, but I couldn't find them, which made me give up on differentiating these two... 

I can't tell which one is which, but can tell what they have in common! They are both small, colorful and pretty! That's why I love them both❤️!

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白状します。バーベナとランタナ。もう分かりません。あるサイトによると耐寒性、生育習性、毒性基準が異なるそうです。でもそれだけじゃわからな～い。花びらや葉っぱの形とか、私のような素人にもわかるような見分け方を教えてほしい～！ でも見つらない｡｡｡ で、諦めました🙇

でもね、どっちもちっちゃくてきれい！ だからどっちも好きっていうことでお許しください（笑）

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Seven Types of Verbenas/Lantanas ７通りのバーベナ・ランタナ

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These are verbenas (or lantanas). I knew these small flowers were in bloom, but as they are everywhere, I just let them go. But one day, I saw them in various colors, which made me unable to ignore them....　Which one do you like the best? 

White, pink, orange, yellow
白、ピンク、オレンジ、黄

White and yellow 白と黄

Yellow 黄色

Pink ピンク

Pale pink 薄ピンク

White 白

Bright pink 濃いピンク

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バーベナ（またはランタナ？）です。よく見かけるのでスルーしていたのですが、１日で７種類（７色）見たので無視できなくなりました。どれが一番好きですか？

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