What's the difference between roses and roses?

Rosettes and roses are both named roses, and people who don't know are easy to get confused and think that these two plants are the same thing, so what's the difference between rosettes and roses?

I. different species and genera

Roselle is a plant of the genus hibiscus of Malvaceae. Erect annual herbs, up to 2 meters high, native to the tropics of the Old World and cultivated in tropical areas all over the world. Cultivation was introduced in Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong and southern Yunnan.

Rose is a shrub of the genus Rosaceae in plant taxonomy and is now often cited as a nickname for a series of cultivated varieties of the genus Rosaceae with large showy flowers. Rose is native to China and has a long history of cultivation.

Second, different shapes

The stem of rose eggplant is lilac, glabrous. Leaves heteromorphic, lower leaves ovate, undivided, upper leaves palmately 3-parted, lobes lanceolate, 2-8 cm long serrate, apex obtuse or acuminate, base rounded to broadly cuneate, both surfaces glabrous, stipules linear, sparsely villous. Flowering, summer and autumn.

Roses have tufted stems, spiny stems, alternate leaves, oval or oval-shaped Obovate, apex acute or obtuse. Base rounded or broadly cuneate. Margin acutely serrate, glabrous above, petiole and leaf rachis tomentose, sparsely tubule spines and prickles. Stipules mostly attached to petiole with glandular spots on the margin. The flowering period is from May to September and the fruiting period is from September to October.

Third, different growth habits

The rose is a shallow-rooted plant, which likes sunlight and has strong adaptability, but it does not grow well in places with poor shade and poor ventilation. Roses do not choose soil, but grow best in deep, fertile, well-drained neutral or slightly acidic light loam. Not resistant to stagnant water, the lower leaves will be yellow if they are waterlogged.

Rosettes like warmth, fear the cold, and fear early frost. Growing in hills and flat lands south of latitude 30 °N and below 600 m above sea level. It is suitable to grow under short-day conditions, except clay and alkaline soil, and can grow exuberantly on newly reclaimed land, deep, loose and fertile sandy loam.

Fourth, different values

Roses have rich and sweet aroma and are the main additives in some foods and cosmetics. In medicine, the main treatment of liver and stomach pain, new long wind arthralgia, hematemesis, irregular menstruation, breast carbuncle, swelling and so on.

The tender leaves and petioles of rose eggplant can be used as salad dishes in western food, which has good nutritional value. In medicine, it has the effects of diuresis, promoting bile secretion, reducing blood viscosity, lowering blood pressure and stimulating intestinal wall peristalsis.

Let's stop here about the difference between roses and roselles. although both have the name of roses, there is still a big difference in practice.