The difference between summer cuckoo and hairy cuckoo

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Different appearance

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The plant height of the summer cuckoo is small, with dense and plump branches and leaves; while the hairy cuckoo is tall and can grow to 2-3 meters high. The shapes of their leaves are also different. The summer cuckoo leaves are small and closely arranged; the hairy cuckoo leaves are large and long. Their flowers are also different. Summer azaleas are large, mostly single-petaled, and rich in color (red, pink, purple, white, etc.); while the flowers of woolly azaleas are rose red and bright red.

Different appearance

Different appearance

This is the most intuitive difference between them.

The first is the difference in their overall shapes. The first type of plant is relatively small in shape, with small branches and leaves. The branches are relatively dense, and its crown is plump and neat; This is not the case for the two plants. It is very tall and can grow to two to three meters, and is very strong.

Then there is the shape of their leaves. The leaves of the first type are generally smaller and more closely arranged; the leaves of the second type are larger and longer.

The other thing is the difference between the flowers of the two. Generally speaking, the flowers of the hairy cuckoo are rich in color, ranging from rose red to bright red. They usually bloom from mid-late May to mid-June; the flowers of the summer cuckoo are very large, single-petaled, and have a wide funnel. The shape rarely has double petals, and there are many colors, such as red, pink, purple, white, etc. The colors are relatively more diverse. In addition, in terms of time, the latter may bloom slightly later.

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This means that their origins are different. The first plant belongs to Japanese rhododendron, and the second plant belongs to Chinese rhododendron.

Different origins

Here we mainly talk about their distribution in the planting areas of our country. Generally speaking, the former is mostly distributed in various provinces south of the Yangtze River, such as Jiangsu, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Anhui and other provinces; the latter is relatively widely distributed and is planted in almost all regions of my country, especially Near the mountains in Jiangxi Province, there are wild rhododendrons distributed.

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