There is also a big difference between plum and plum blossoms. how can we distinguish them from plum blossoms?

When it comes to the two kinds of flowers, preserved plum and plum blossom, many friends may think that they are the same plant based on the word "plum", resulting in a certain misunderstanding. in fact, although there are similarities in the names and forms of these two kinds of flowers, but in fact, they are two completely different kinds of flowers. So what is the difference between wax plum and plum blossom, and how to distinguish it? the following editor will give you a general introduction on how to identify wax plum and plum blossom.

1. The difference between Prunus mume and Plum Blossom

The flower color of wax plum is mainly yellow, other colors of wax plum is relatively rare, calyx is generally purplish red, pedicel longer, with part of the villi, about 5-7mm; and plum blossoms have white, pink, purple, crimson and other different colors, calyx is reddish brown, some are light green or green, pedicels are relatively short, about 1-3mm, usually five hairs or very few tomentose.

two。 The difference of leaves between Prunus mume and Prunus mume

The leaves of Lamei are relatively growing, generally nearly oval or long oval in shape, the front part of the leaf is relatively rough, green or light green, while the back part is relatively smooth and grayish brown; the normally growing leaves are about 10-18 cm long, 4-8 cm wide, slow on both sides, gradually pointed to the tip, and slightly tomentose on the back of the leaf, but other parts are glabrous.

The leaves of plum blossoms grow with each other, oval or oval in shape, with a short length of 5-10 cm and a width of about 2-5 cm. Unlike Lamei, the leaf tail of plum blossom is sharp, the leaf edge shows serrated stripes, and the color is mostly grayish green, while the young leaves have a small amount of villi on both sides, which will gradually fall off after maturity, and there will be a little velvet in the middle of the veins.

3. The other differences between preserved plum and plum blossom

From the overall shape, Lamei belongs to shrub plant, the branch is erect growth, and the rhizome system is more developed, growing to a certain stage is massive, the plant can generally grow to about 2-4 meters, its trunk part is 4-8 meters. Unlike this, the plum blossom belongs to the tree plant, its trunk can grow to 5-10 meters, there is no big difference on this point, but most of the branches on the tree will have thorns, but the wax plum does not, and in addition to the upright branches, there are also some hanging branches, curved branches, which is more different from Lamei. On the other hand, the blooming time of wax plum usually blossoms around the twelfth lunar month, while the plum blossom takes about two months in the morning. In terms of the fragrance of the flower, it reveals a delicate fragrance, but the fragrance is stronger than that of plum blossom. The plum blossom shows an elegant fragrance, fresh and elegant fragrance.

I believe that from the above comparison, many friends can know the differences between wax plum and plum blossoms, and the next time they encounter these two kinds of flowers, they will no longer have to worry about not being able to tell them apart.