The difference between jade flower and iris flower

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1. Differences in leaves

2. The difference between flowers

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Leaves: The leaves of Jade Cicada are strip-shaped. The iris flowers are sword-shaped or filament-shaped and overlap each other. Flowers: The flowers of the jade cicada are single in color, dark purple, with 3 leathery bracts. The iris flowers have various colors, including red-purple, white, yellow, blue-purple, several bracts, herbaceous or membranous.

1. Differences in leaves

1. Differences in leaves

The leaves of Jade Cicada are strip-shaped, about 30-80 cm long and 0.5-1.2 cm wide. The top is long or acuminate, and the base is sheath-shaped, with two sides. The midrib is more obvious.

Iris leaves Most are basal, nested with each other, in two rows, sword-shaped or filamentous, and the leaves are parallel.

2. The difference between flowers

The flower stem of Jade Cicada is cylindrical, about 40-100 cm high. The three bracts are lanceolate and nearly leathery. The color of the flower is dark purple. The perianth tube is funnel-shaped. The perianth lobes are obovate, with yellow markings on the midrib. The inner lobes are small, wide and upright.

Iris flower One flower grows in sequence at the top of a branch or the top of a flower stem. It has several bracts, herbaceous or membranous. The flowers are larger and come in various colors, including red-purple, white, yellow, and blue-purple. The perianth tube is trumpet-shaped, with 6 flowers. The lobes are similar in shape to the former.

2. The difference between flowers

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