The difference between Gardenia jasminoides and Gardenia jasminoides

Gardenia has a strong fragrance and has always been loved by people, and its fruit is traditional Chinese medicine. There is a variety of gardenia called yellow gardenia, so what is the difference between yellow gardenia and gardenia?

First, what is the difference between yellow gardenia and gardenia?

Leaf difference: gardenia leaves opposite or 3-leaf whorled, leaf blade oblanceolate; yellow gardenia leaves leathery, oblong-lanceolate or Indian-lanceolate, entire. Flower distinction: gardenia flowers solitary, petals 5 to 6, showing white; yellow gardenia Corolla white or milky yellow, high dish-shaped.

The use value of Gardenia jasminoides

Gardenia yellow pigment can also be extracted from ripe fruit, used as dye in folk, and used as raw material of natural colorant in cosmetics and other industries. it is also a kind of natural food pigment with good quality, without the side effect of synthetic pigment, and has certain medical effect. It has strong coloring power, bright color, light resistance, heat resistance, acid and alkali resistance, no peculiar smell and other characteristics, and can be widely used in the coloring of cakes, sweets, beverages and other food. The flower can be extracted into aromatic extract, which is used as a blending agent for many kinds of floral cosmetics and soap essence.

Other uses: Corolla white, fragrant, can be used as tea spice, ripe fruit yellowing and then orange red, can be used as dye or medicine. Natural pigments can be extracted and used as food additives.

Gardenia leaves bright green, evergreen four seasons, large white flowers, fragrant and fragrant, but also has a certain shade-resistant and anti-toxic gas ability, so it is a good greening, beautification, fragrance materials, can be planted in clusters or configured at the edge of the forest, courtyard, corner, roadside, planting as a hedge is also very suitable for balcony greening, potted flowers, cut flowers or bonsai are very suitable, can also be used for street and factory greening.