Sometimes, it is also called purple Commelina, which belongs to a perennial plant of Commelinaceae. But people who know about violets know that their names are also called osmanthus, violets. In this way, there are many names. It belongs to the family of violets, is a perennial plant, so at a glance, not only the alias is different, but also the family is completely different, so they are completely different plants.
Zizhumei: its leaves are usually alternate, the shape is similar to lanceolate, its length is 6 to 13 cm, the width is 6 to 10 mm, the front end of the leaf looks sharp, the base is a sheath, there are many white long eyelashes at the sheath mouth, the top half is dark green, the edge is green purple, the bottom half is purple.
Violet: its leaf shape is similar to oblong to oblanceolate or spoon shaped. Its petiole is 6-14cm long and 1.2cm-2.5cm wide. Its top looks blunt or sharp. The color of the leaves is green. In this way, we can see that the difference between their leaves is very big
Zizhumei: its flowers are usually close together, with 3 petals on each petal. The color is generally blue and purple, and the shape is similar to broad egg shape.
Violet: it has a large number of flowers and large petals. The color is usually violet, light red or white. There are many kinds of colors, and its shape is similar to that of an egg
Zizhumei: its capsule is elliptical in shape, with 3 ridges on it. There are many seeds in the capsule, its shape is semicircle, and its color is hanbrown.
Violet: its seed is nearly round in shape, about 2 mm in diameter, looks flat, dark brown in color, and has white membranous wings on the edge of the seed. So the seeds of the two are very different