Both Daphne and Oriental Paperbush are shrubs, the branches are soft, but the branches are softer. Single or double branches can be knotted continuously, so they are also called knotted flowers. In addition, the growth rate of new branches of Daphne odora is slower, while the growth rate of new branches of Daphne odora is faster.
The twigs of Daphne odora are lavender and the leaves are evergreen, which can be divided into two types: all green and Phnom Penh. When flowering, there are green leaves against each other. The old leaves gradually turn yellow and fall off, and new branches and leaves grow.
The fragrant twigs are light brown red. After frost, the leaves gradually turn yellow and fall off, the flower buds develop and grow, there is no green leaf when flowering, and the leaves grow again after flower withering. Generally, it is impossible to see the flowers and leaves appear at the same time
The flower buds of Oriental Paperbush and Daphne are green at first, which are different with the development. It is a drooping head like inflorescence with yellow color at the beginning and white color at the end. Therefore, the outer layer of a inflorescence is white at the beginning and the inner layer is yellow at the end. Daphne is a flower head with erect buds, green leaves, white flowers and purple flowers.
