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The difference between Purple Peony and Dahlia

Published: 2024-11-05 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/05, Leaf difference: purple peony leaves are compound leaves, broadly ovate or ovate, about 15 to 20 cm long; Dahlia leaves have 1 to 3 pinnatifid, lobes ovate or oblong. Flower distinction: purple peony flowers grow at the top of branches or under armpits, 6 to 8 cm in diameter, red or reddish purple; dahlia heads, about 6 to 12 cm, white or purple in color.

I. difference between leaves

Purple peony leaves are compound leaves, the outline of the leaf is broadly ovate or ovate, 15 to 20 cm long, pinnately divided, lobes lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, about 0.7 to 2 cm wide, petiole about 4 to 8.5 cm long.

The leaves of Dahlia are 1-3 pinnately divided, the upper leaves are sometimes undivided, the lobes are ovate or oblong-ovate, the leaves are glabrous on both sides, and the leaves are grayish green below.

Second, the difference between flowers

Purple peony usually has 2 to 5 flowers per plant, flowers growing at the top of branches or under armpits, 6 to 8 cm in diameter and 9 to 12 petals, usually red or reddish purple in color.

Dahlia head, long pedunculate, usually pendulous, about 6 to 12 cm wide, involucral bracts ovate-elliptic, with a layer of ligulate flowers, white, red or purple in color.

 
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