Comparatively speaking, the leaves of hibiscus and snowdrop are relatively long, which is easy to distinguish when they are young. When they are in autumn and winter, their leaves are often pink and tender, but gradually.
Hibiscus snow lotus's shape plant, is generally tall, bigger than Monroe and snow lotus, the plant is not so compact, the leaves are more pointed, no Monroe looks plump.
The plants of snowdrop are easy to recognize. Its young and adult plants are very similar. The leaves are compact and round, even the tip of the leaves is round. In the leaves often covered with a layer of white powder, autumn and winter when the overall will become pink, more obvious
Snow lotus is well recognized. The seedlings are about the same length as the adult plants. The leaves are compact and blunt, and the tip of the leaves is a very round arc. A thick layer of white powder is very uniform. In autumn and winter, the whole color is usually turned into powder, unlike Monroe and snow lotus, which are obvious gradients.
The adult plants of Saussurea involucrata are very compact, with the most round leaves.
Monroe is similar to snow lotus in terms of leaves. It can be distinguished from Hibiscus snow lotus in the seedling stage because it is shorter and rounder. In autumn and winter, Monroe will show a strong gradient, usually a little red, red spots on the leaves.
However, when Monroe's plants grow, they are not so compact, their leaves become longer and less round, which can be different from the snow lotus. Compared with hibiscus and snow lotus, it is compact and plump, mainly because the color becomes darker in autumn and winter.
