The difference between Forsythia suspensa and Forsythia suspensa

1. Difference of blades

The leaves of Forsythia suspensa are papery, broadly ovate, elliptical or nearly circular, with a caudate-acuminate or obtuse tip, a base that is unequally wide and wedge-shaped to nearly circular, with serrated edges, green and hairless above, and light green and pubescent beneath.

The leaves of Forsythia suspensa are ovate, broadly ovate or elliptic-ovate and then elliptic, with a sharp tip and a rounded base, then cuneate. Dark green above, light yellow-green below, and hairless on both sides.

2. The difference between flowers

The calyx of Forsythia suspensa is about 5 mm, the lobes are purple below and oval in shape, the corolla is yellow, and the lobes are lanceolate. The flowering period is May.

The calyx of Forsythia suspensa is about 6-7 mm, green in color, with oblong or oblong-elliptical lobes, and the corolla is also yellow, with obovate-oblong or oblong lobes. The flowering period is from March to April each year.