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The difference between Petunia and morning glory

Saul Goodman
2020-08-18 09:04:09
Petunia and Petunia are very similar in appearance, which can be easily confused by carelessness. In fact, these two kinds of flowers belong to different families and genera, but there is no blood relationship. Let's take a look at the differences.

Family and genus differences between morning glory and Petunia

Morning glory is one of the annual creeping and winding herbaceous flowers of petunia in Convolvulaceae. Petunia is a perennial herbaceous plant of Solanaceae.

Morning Glory

The difference between morning glory and Petunia

The common colors of morning glory are white, red, pink, blue, purple, etc. And it is worth noting that morning glory often changes color. The original purple flowers sometimes turn blue or red.

Petunia has red, pure white, meat color and many kinds of striped varieties, and generally does not change color.

Morning Glory

The shape difference between morning glory and Petunia

The stem of morning glory is covered with inverted pubescence, and mixed with inverted or extended long bristle. The leaves are wide ovate or nearly round, and the surface of the leaves is covered with slightly hard pubescence. Its peduncle is long and short, and the flowers are axillary. Generally, 1 or 2 flowers are on the top of peduncle. The corolla of Petunia is funnel-shaped, while that of Petunia is trumpet shaped. The capsule of morning glory is nearly spherical, while the seed is egg shaped and triangular, generally about 6 mm in diameter, dark brown or beige in color, and covered with short brown villi. Petunia seeds are very small and light. The plant height of Petunia is generally 15-80cm, there are two types of tufts and creeps, the leaves are oval or oval, and can bloom in the year after sowing. The flowers of Petunia are large, with a long flowering period, up to several months, many flower shapes, single petals, double petals, irregular serrated petals, etc..

Morning Glory

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