Are Chlorophytum comosum and Andrographis paniculata the same plant?

1. Chlorophytum comosum

1. Although this plant is called spider plant, it does not belong to this genus. The reason we gave it this name is because its branches are drooping and it appears semi-creeping, which looks very similar to it.

2. Its leaves are lush green, and the flowers bloom on the branches. The color of the flowers is red. The flowering period lasts from spring to autumn, and you can see the flowers and leaves. It is a good flower for decorating living rooms and windowsills.

3. It is a perennial evergreen succulent plant. The branches are about 20 cm long, fleshy and bright green. These branches are angular, and when stretched out they look like they are half-lying down. Flowers bloom at the top and branches out after flowering. The flower is dark red with light yellow in the middle, and its shape is roughly similar to that of a chrysanthemum, with small, shiny petals. It blooms from spring to autumn.

4. Its branches are hairless and have some small grains. The leaves grow opposite each other and are about one or two centimeters long. In addition, it has more petals and a longer flowering period. It blooms in July and August. The number of seeds is relatively large.

2. Andrographis paniculata

1. This plant has many aliases, and perhaps the ones that everyone knows are its aliases, such as Indian grass, golden vanilla, etc.

2. It grows relatively tall, about fifty to eighty centimeters, and its lower branches are quite long, so some people cannot distinguish between the two for this reason. In addition, its leaves are oval in shape and are about four to eight centimeters long. It can be used as medicine and has the effects of clearing heat and reducing inflammation.

3. The flowers can be seen at the top and in the axils, and there are small hairs on the calyx, while the corolla is white and also has hairs on the outside.

4. In addition, its seeds are not that many, only about twelve, and they are square in shape with some small wrinkles, so we can also distinguish the two from the appearance and quantity of its seeds.

5. In addition, it is an annual plant, while the former is several years old. You cannot recognize them at a glance based on this alone, but if you raise it at home, you can find out based on the year.