Daphne odora is an evergreen erect shrub, which belongs to Daphne family and Daphne genus. Its branches are relatively thick, its small branches are cylindrical, its outer color is purplish red or purplish brown, and its surface has no hair.
Oleander is an evergreen erect shrub, which belongs to oleander family and oleander genus. It is very high, with a height of about 5 meters. The branches on it are gray green, containing water, and the young branches have tiny hairs. When they grow up later, the hairs on them will fall off, and it contains toxicity. If they are eaten by mistake, they may be poisoned and die.
The leaves of Daphne odora are alternate, oblong or obovate elliptic in shape, about 7-13cm in length and 2.5cm-5cm in width. It is wider than the latter, with little or no hair on the leaves.
The shape of oleander leaves is narrow lanceolate, narrower, about 11-15 cm in length, 2-2.5 cm in width, no hair on the leaves.
Daphne's flowers open from March to May. Its flowers are heads. The flowers are lavender outside and flesh red inside.
The flower of oleander blooms in winter and spring. The flower is a terminal cyme. The color of corolla is dark red. There are also artificially cultivated white
