Verbena?

[sabragirl]

This is my first post here. Hello! :) I've been racking my brains over this plant in my mom's backyard. She calls it a verbena, but now I think that this may not be the case; none of the photos of verbena species online match it. Its flowers are white and the inflorescences are spikes. The individual flowers/florets seem to me to have a tubular corolla with four (rarely five) lobes at the end. The leaves are rather small and ovate. The flower is very, very fragrant. Can you please help me? Here are some pictures. (These were taken in the Philippines.)


http://www.geocities.com/the_sevente...l_verbena3.jpg


http://www.geocities.com/the_sevente...l_verbena5.jpg

Thank you so much! I'm sorry that I'm not very good at making pictures smaller. It would be great if I could get a tentative species name; I know at least that this is not a Verbena urticifolia. :)

[Newt]

Hi Sabragirl,

I don't normally refer people to other boards, but since you say this plant grows in the Phillipines, I would suggest this botanical garden forum.* Many folks there that could be very helpful.
http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/fo...splay.php?f=38

Do be sure to let them know where it grows and that it's fragrant.* Here's their main site so you can register and read their rules.
http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/index.php

I'd love to know the name of your mother's plant if you find out what it is.

Newt