Dogtooth and gardenia have obvious differences in family and genus.
Conodont is a plant of the genus conodont in oleander family.
Gardenia is a plant of Gardenia in Rubiaceae.
Conodont is a shrub or small tree, with no hairs except calyx. Leaves opposite, papery, elliptic or oblong.
Gardenia is an evergreen shrub, about 1-3 meters high, with gray branches, green hairs on twigs and scaly hairs. The leaves are single leaf opposite or three leaf whorled, and the leaves are obovate and leathery.
There are wrinkles on the edge of the petals. On the flower type, the flower is a little smaller, the flower bone is white, and the dogtooth cyme is axillary. When it is opened, there are usually six to ten flowers on the top of the branch.
The edge of gardenia petals is not obvious. In the flower type, the flower of gardenia, especially that of double gardenia, is much larger. The flower skeleton of gardenia is greener than that of dogtooth, and the flower is a single shoot top or leaf axil.
The odour of dogtooth is lighter than that of Gardenia. The odour of dogtooth is similar to that of jasmine.
But this kind of flower had better not close to smell, too strong fragrance can make people feel dizzy.
There are 3-6 seeds in the follicles, which are forked or curved. The seeds are long and round without seed hairs. The flowering period is from June to November, and the fruiting period is autumn.
The seeds of Gardenia are mostly flat, nearly round and slightly angular, about 3.5 mm long and 3 mm wide. The flowering period is from March to July, and the fruiting period is from May to February of the next year.
Dog's tooth flower is not cold resistant. Potted dog's tooth flower needs to be moved into the greenhouse for maintenance in winter, while gardenia is relatively cold resistant.
