The difference between hibiscus and mume

The difference between hibiscus and mume, in life, we often recognize two similar things and we cannot distinguish them. Hibiscus and hibiscus are both such a pair. The colors of hibiscus and hibiscus are very similar, and many friends who don’t know them think they are the same flowers. In fact, Fusang, also known as Zhuxi, is the same flower as Mudu. Let’s take a look at the difference between hibiscus and mudu.

Among the three, Hibiscus mutabilis has the largest leaves, the lightest color, broadly oval or round oval, and is the only one with palmate dehiscence; Hibiscus tiliaceus has the smallest leaves, the darkest color, narrower and longer, oval or diamond-shaped oval, with a pointed tip, and the leaf blades are unlobed or have three-lobed tips; The leaves of Hibiscus serrata are lighter in color than Hibiscus tiliaceus and darker than Hibiscus mutabilis, with a nearly round base, irregular coarse teeth or notches on the edges, and are glabrous on both sides, or have sparsely grown star-shaped hairs along the lateral veins on the back, resembling mulberry leaves, hence the name Fusang.

In terms of shape, the flowers of the three are very similar, like twins, but the flowers of hibiscus are mainly red, so it is called hibiscus. The colors of hibiscus are mainly red, pink, white, etc. The most important thing is that only the stamens of hibiscus extend long beyond the corolla. The base of the stamens are combined into a filament tube, which wraps around the pistil column and extends out of the corolla. The flowering period of hibiscus and red hibiscus is basically in summer, and can last until the junction of summer and autumn at the latest. The flowering period of hibiscus is from September to November. It is an autumn flowering plant and can last until November at the latest.