The difference of several similar flowers and the methods of flower maintenance

Among the many varieties of flowers, the shape of some flowers is very similar, if not carefully distinguished, it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish. How to distinguish several common and similar flowers is briefly introduced for reference only.

Petunia and petunia. Although petunia and petunia are similar in name, flower shape and fruit shape, they are not related. The difference between the two is quite obvious, that is, Petunia is a plant of the genus Petunia of Solanaceae, which is perennial, with a plant height of only 40-60 cm and a florescence from April to Frosts Descent, which is a good material for arranging flower beds and potted plants, while Petunia belongs to Petunia of the family Petunia, which is an annual twining stem herb with stems climbing, which can grow to about 3 meters long and bloom from June to October. It is suitable for flower rack cultivation and greening of roofs and portico racks.

Night lilac and night incense. Although they all blossom in the evening, they are different. Evening primrose is an annual herbaceous flower that blossoms and bears fruit that year. The night lilac is an evergreen, shrub-like tropical aromatic plant, with cylindrical flowers, yellow-green color and strong fragrance.

East cuckoo, west cuckoo and rhododendron, summer cuckoo. All four kinds of rhododendrons are deciduous rhododendrons, which are resistant to cold and heat, and require fertile and acidic soil. But they have many differences: eastern rhododendron and summer rhododendron belong to Japanese rhododendron, rhododendron belongs to Chinese rhododendron, and western rhododendron belongs to western rhododendron. In shape, the eastern cuckoo is short, 1 to 2 meters high, with scattered branches; the rhododendron is tall, 2 to 3 meters high, with strong growth, the young branches are densely covered with brown bristles, the rhododendron is short and strong, the crown is compact, and the summer cuckoo is small, slender, dense, and the crown is plump and neat. In terms of leaf shape, eastern rhododendron leaves are thin and light, with few bright hairs; rhododendron leaves are large, long and rough hairy; rhododendron leaves are thick, dark green, with few hairs, and the leaves are divided into light leaves, pointed leaves, twisted leaves, long leaves and broad leaves. The leaves of summer cuckoo are narrow and closely arranged. Divided from the flowers, the eastern rhododendron flower is the smallest, blooming in April, with compact flowers, single petal or tube petal formed by calyx petal, more colors; hairy rhododendron large single, wide funnel-shaped, less double, the flower color is generally red, purple, pink and white and complex; the beauty of rhododendron is the most beautiful of rhododendron, flowering from April to May; summer cuckoo branches first and then flowers, flowering from mid-late May to mid-June, and the petals of flower color are the same as those of rhododendron.

Rose, rose and rose. The three sister flowers belonging to the rose family are similar in shape, but can be distinguished from the leaves: the rose leaflet is generally 3-5, the leaf surface is flat and smooth; the rose leaflet is 5-9, the leaf margin is toothed, and the back of the leaf surface is pilose without wrinkle; although the rose leaflet is also 5-9, the leaf is thicker, wrinkled, concave, and the back of the leaf has white hair.

Begonia and begonia. Begonia and Begonia have similar names, but their shapes, families, genera and applications have nothing in common. Begonia is a perennial herb of Begonia family, its underground tuber, aboveground stem erect, about 50 cm high. Flowers bloom throughout the year in autumn, and the flowers are white, pink and so on. Sex like dampness, avoid direct sunlight, afraid of drought and waterlogging, mainly used for flowering in warm shade to be planted in flower beds and potted flowers. Begonia is a small deciduous tree of Rosaceae. Blooming in spring, 5-7 flowers are umbrella-shaped, red when not blooming, and gradually pink after blooming. Sexual love light, strong adaptability. Mainly used for landscaping planting and bonsai production.

Zhu Jiao and the Dragon Blood Tree. Both of them belong to the tequila family, and they are similar in shape. The obvious difference is that the stem of Zhu banana is erect, usually the stem is unbranched, and the leaves are tufted, and the leaves are clustered at the top of the branches, and the leaves are sword-shaped and dark green. The obvious difference between the two is that their root system is different in color, Zhu Jiao is white, while Dragon Blood Tree root is yellow.