What is the difference between peach leaf coral and golden coral?

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1. Differences in leaves

2. The difference between flowers

Leaf differences: Peach-leaf coral leaves are leathery, oval or broad-elliptical; gold-leaf coral leaves are fleshy, oblong, with yellow spots on the leaves, and the surface of the leaves is shiny. Flower differences: peach-leaf coral panicles on the top, flowers with 4 petals, oblong, purple-red; golden coral panicles, purple-brown flowers.

1. Differences in leaves

The leaves of Peach Coral are leathery, oval or broad oval, slightly obovate oval, about 10 to 20 cm long and 3.5 to 8 cm wide. , the apex of the leaves is sharp, the base is wedge-shaped or broadly wedge-shaped, the edges of the leaves are slightly recurved, the leaves are dark green above and light green below.

Golden Coral There are yellow spots of different sizes distributed on the leaves. The leaves are opposite, leathery, oblong, with sparse coarse teeth, and the surface of the leaves is shiny.

2. Flowers Difference

Peach-leaf coral panicles are terminal. The flowers have 4 petals, are oblong or oval, 3 to 4 mm long, 2 to 2.5 cm wide, and purple in color.

Golden Coral The flowers are in terminal panicles with purple-brown flowers.

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