The difference between water gardenia and yellow gardenia

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1. Differences in leaves

2. The difference between flowers

Leaf differences: Water gardenia leaves are opposite or 3-leaf whorled, and the leaves are oblanceolate; yellow gardenia leaves are leathery, oblong-lanceolate or printed-lanceolate, with entire edges. Differences in flowers: water gardenia flowers are solitary, with 5 to 6 petals, and are white; yellow gardenia has white or creamy yellow corolla and is shaped like a tall saucer.

1. Differences in leaves

The leaves of Gardenia are opposite or whorled with three leaves. The leaves are lanceolate, 7 to 14 cm long, leathery, bright in color, and the stipules are membrane-like. quality.

Yellow Gardenia The leaves are opposite or whorled with 3 leaves. The leaves are leathery and oblong-lanceolate or imprinted-lanceolate. The apex of the leaves gradually becomes pointed or short acuminate, and the base is wedge-shaped. The entire edge is short-stalked and long. There are stipules, which are membranous.

2. Flower differences

Water gardenia flowers are solitary in the leaf axils. The flowers have short stems, the calyx is cylindrical, and the petals have 5 to 6, which are white.

Yellow Gardenia The flowers are solitary on the branches, the pedicels are 3 to 5 mm long, the calyx tube is obconical or ovate, 5 to 25 mm long, the corolla is white or creamy yellow, and is shaped like a tall saucer.

2. The difference between flowers

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