Difference between moonflower and rose

A lot of people can see the moonflower as a rose, although there are a lot of similarities between the two, but they are not the same kind of flower.

One, the difference between the flowers

From the color of the flowers, the rose is relatively small, and less color, just purple, pink and white and other colors. Moon flowers are larger and come in a variety of colors, such as white, red, pink, purple, yellow and green. There are shades of each color, which can be described as colorful.

Two, the difference between the leaves

From the leaves, the rose is composed of 7-9 leaflets pinnately compound leaves, and the shape of the leaflets have an elliptic or long elliptic shape, and is rendered obovate, apex acute or obtuse, the edge of the obtuse serrate, the surface of the surface of the glossy, and the veins of the leaf is sunken and also have wrinkled, the leaf's back is slightly white powder and pilose. The abaxial surface of the leaf is slightly powdery and pilose. On the other hand, the leaves of the moonflower are pinnately compounded with 3-5 leaflets, but the shape of the leaflets is broadly ovate or ovate-oblong, rounded, pointed at the apex, serrate at the edge, glabrous on both surfaces, and smooth and glossy, not sunken or crinkled.

Three, the difference between the stems

From the aspect of the stems, rose stems erect tufts, stems will have dense needles and bristles, branchlets are densely tomentose above. While the moonflower stems are erect, some may have thorns, some may be thornless, but all are glabrous, thorns hooked, scattered and few.