Verbena incompta

Purpletop at Garran, ACT

Verbena incompta at Garran, ACT - 16 Dec 2017 10:07 AM
Verbena incompta at Garran, ACT - 16 Dec 2017 10:07 AM
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Verbena incompta 27 May 2018 BettyDonWood
Verbena bonariensis 27 May 2018 BettyDonWood
Unverified 16 Dec 2017 Mike

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   17 Dec 2017
Verbena bonariensis has a definite floral tube, much longer than the calyx. Verbena incompta floral tube is only slightly longer than the calyx.
Mike wrote:
   17 Dec 2017
The petals are much larger than any V. bonariensis or incompta I have seen. Could it be a garden cultivar?
BettyDonWood wrote:
   17 Dec 2017
It is a garden escape anyway., and according to the Wikipedia article is polyploid. The article dies not say how many times the chromosomes have been doubled up. Perhaps this plant has doubled its chromosomes again. That is a common way for plants to have much bigger flowers than usual.

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