What's the difference between colourful leaf grass and perilla? After reading it, you'll know how to tell the difference.

The shapes of colourful leaf grass and perilla are so similar that many people may not distinguish between the two plants, resulting in frequent mistakes. So what's the difference between colourful leaf grass and perilla? Let's take a look.

I. shape characteristics

1. The shape of colored leaf grass: color leaf grass has been able to perennial herbs, the shape of the plant is relatively ugly and has no ornamental value. The branches of the plant are covered with hair, the stem is quadrangular, and the bottom of the plant is Lignification.

Leaves: colored leaf grass is a single leaf with opposite growth, oval shape, apex is very long and gradually pointed, margin with obtuse teeth. The surface of the leaves is green, yellow, pink, scarlet and other colors mixed into a color pattern.

Flowers of colourful leafy grass: terminal racemes, flowers very small. Light blue or purple.

two。 Perilla is an annual erect herb. The stem of perilla: the stem is green or purple, obtusely quadrangular in shape, with four grooves covered with pilose.

Perilla leaves: perilla leaves are broadly ovate or round, the top is short or protruding, the base is round or broadly cuneate, and there are coarsely serrated on the edge of the leaf. The color of the surface of the leaves is green or purple, and the leaves are covered with villi above and pilose underneath.

Perilla flowers: perilla flowers are verticillum 2 flowers, the flowers are covered with fluff, the flowers are relatively large, mostly pink and white.

Second, growth habits

1. The growth habit of colourful leaf grass: colored leaf grass is a kind of plant that likes temperature. it has a strong ability to adapt to the environment, keep the temperature not less than 10 degrees in winter, and pay attention to shading when it is hot in summer. but to ensure enough sunlight so that the leaves can be bright.

two。 The growth habit of perilla: perilla is a kind of plant with strong growth adaptability, it is not strict with the growing soil, as long as it is sandy soil with good drainage, perilla mainly grows in the front and back of the house, the edge of the ditch, the edge of the ground and other places. in addition, it can also be planted and raised under the young forest of fruit trees.

In fact, there is a difference between colourful leaf grass and perilla. As long as we are more careful, we can distinguish the two. I hope we will not be confused again.