The Difference Between Cosmos and Cineraria

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1. Differences in plant types

2. The difference between leaves

3. The difference between flowers

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Difference in plant type: Cosmos has no hairs or only a small amount of pubescence on its stems, while Cineraria has dense white villous hairs on its stems. Differences in leaves: The leaves of cosmos have secondary pinnae lobes, and the lobes are linear or filamentous. The leaves of Cineraria are relatively wide and heart-shaped. Flower differences: The peduncles of cosmos are longer than those of cineraria.

1. Differences in plant types

1. Differences in plant types

The height of cosmos is between 1-2m, and the stems have no hair or only a small amount of pubescence. The height of Cineraria is 30-70cm. The stems grow upright and have dense white villous hairs on them.

2. Differences in leaves

Leaves of Cosmos 2 Secondary fissure, its lobes are linear or filamentous. The leaves of Cineraria are relatively wide, 10-15cm long, 10-20cm wide, and wide and heart-shaped.

3. The difference between flowers

The inflorescence of Cosmos is Inflorescence head, solitary flowers, pedicel 6-18cm, flower diameter about 3-6cm. Its tongue-shaped flowers are white, pink or purple, and the tubular flowers are yellow. The inflorescence of Cineraria is also a flower head, but its pedicel is only 3-6cm long. Its flower color is similar to that of cosmos, but the tongue-shaped flowers have a light blue color that the former does not have.

2. The difference between leaves

3. The difference between flowers

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