The difference between plum spirea and pearl spirea

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1. Differences in plants

2. Differences in leaves

3. Differences in flowers

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Plant classification: Plum-leaf spirea plants are relatively tall, reaching a height of 3 meters; pearl spirea plants are about 1.5 meters tall, with slightly curved branches. Leaf differentiation: the former has petiole length of 2 to 4 mm; the latter has almost no petiole. Flower distinction: the former has 3 to 6 flowers; the latter has 3 to 7 flowers.

1. Differences in plants

1. Differences in Plants

Plum-leaf spirea plants are taller, up to 3 meters in height. The branches branch out are slender and slightly angular. When they are new, the stems are long and short. The small hairs are distributed and gradually disappear as they mature.

The height of the Pearl Spiraea plant is about 1.5 meters. The branches are slightly curved in an arc shape. The color is brown at first and reddish brown when mature.

2. Differences in leaves

The leaves of Plumeria meadowsweet are oval to oblong-lanceolate, with a length of 1.3 to 3 cm, 0.7 to 1.4 cm wide, the edges of the leaves have fine serrations, and the petiole is 2 to 4 mm long.

The leaves of Pearl Spiraea are linear-lanceolate in shape, without fine hairs on both sides, and the petioles are very short or have almost no petioles.

3. Flowers Differences

The flowers of Plumleaf Spiraea are distributed in 3 to 6 flowers. The pedicel is about 6 to 10 mm long. The flower color is white and the flowering period is from March to July.

Pearl spirea flowers are distributed in 3 to 7 flowers, and the pedicels are very slender and hairless.

2. Differences in leaves

3. Differences in flowers

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