The difference between Buddleia and Buddleia macrophylla

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1. Differences in leaves

2. The difference between flowers

Leaf differences: Buddleia leaves are opposite, oval, pointed at the top, and heart-shaped at the base; Buddleia leaves are membranous or thinly papery, narrowly ovate or narrowly elliptical. Flower differences: Buddleia flowers are in spike-shaped cymes, and the flowers are purple; Buddleia macrophylla flowers are in racemose or conical cymes, and they are lavender.

1. Differences in leaves

The leaves of Buddleia are opposite, membranous, oval or elliptical, about 3 to 11 cm long and 1 to 5 cm wide. The top is gradually pointed, the base is wide wedge-shaped or rounded, the edges of the leaves are whole or have wavy tooth marks, the upper side is dark green, and the lower side is grayish-yellow-green.

The leaves of Buddleia macrophylla are opposite and membranous or papery. The leaves are narrowly ovate, ovate-lanceolate or narrowly elliptical, about 1 to 20 cm long and 0.3 to 7.5 cm wide. The tips of the leaves gradually become tapered.

2. Flower differences

Buddleia flowers are spike-shaped cymes, about 4 to 40 cm long and 2 to 4 cm wide, and the flowers are purple.

Daye Zui The flowers of fish grass are in the form of racemes or cone-shaped cymes, terminal, 4 to 30 cm long, and the corolla is lavender, eventually turning to yellow-white to white.

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