The difference between preserved plum and plum blossom

Many people think that Lamei and plum blossom are the same plant, in fact, this is completely wrong, they are both different families and different genera, although both plum and plum blossom blossom first and then spread their leaves, and the flowering period is in winter and spring, but there is also a big difference between the two. Let's take a look!

Preserved plum

Chimonanthus is a deciduous shrub of the genus Chimonanthus of the family Chimonanthus, often tufted, leaves opposite, elliptic-ovate to ovate-lanceolate, flowering in the axils of second-year branches, first flowering and then leaves, fragrant, 2-4 cm in diameter, perianth segments round, oblong, Obovate, elliptic or spatulate, glabrous, filaments longer than or equal to anthers, anthers incurved, glabrous, style up to 3 times as long as ovary, base hairy, receptacle sublignified, mouth contracted. And has a drill-shaped lanceolate hairy attachment, the first leaf blossoms at the end of winter.

Plum blossom

Plum blossom is a small tree of Rosaceae apricot, sparse shrub, bark light gray or greenish, smooth, branchlet green, smooth glabrous, leaf ovate or oval, originated in southern China, has been cultivated for more than 3000 years, whether as ornamental or fruit trees, there are many varieties, and orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum and called "four gentlemen", but also with pine, bamboo and called "cold three friends", in the cold, plum blossoms first, only the world and spring.

The difference between preserved plum and plum blossom

1. Different families and genera: Chimonanthus is a deciduous shrub of Chimonanthus, while plum blossom is a small tree of apricot of Rosaceae.

2. The flower color is different: wax yellow is the main color of wax plum blossom, while plum blossom is white, pink, Shenjiang, purple and red.

3. The florescence is different: generally, wax plum blossoms in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, about two months earlier than plum blossoms.

4. The crown is different: Lamei is a shrub with numerous branches and erect branches, and its root neck is very developed and massive, while plum blossoms are trees with trunk, up to 10 meters high, often with spines, branches in addition to straight branches, and vertical branches, and the crown is irregular round head shape.

5. The leaves are different: Lamei leaves opposite, nearly leathery, long oval, entire, the upper surface is rough, green, the back is smooth and gray, while the plum blossom leaves alternate, leaves broadly ovate to ovate, 4-10 cm long, apex long acuminate or caudate, margin sharply serrate, base broadly cuneate or subrounded, pubescent on both sides when cuneate or subrounded, and then more deciduous, the growing new leaves are hairy only on the veins on the back of the leaves, but mostly in the axils.