The difference between Deutzia odorata and Rosa rubra

1. Difference in appearance

Deutzia odorata is a deciduous shrub, usually about 1-2 meters tall, rarely reaching 3 meters. The small branches are green, cylindrical, and often drooping.

Rosa rugosa is an upright shrub, which is taller than the former, reaching 2-3 meters, with thick and dense branches.

2. Difference of blades

The leaves of Deutzia are alternate, triangular-ovate or ovate, long and gradually pointed at the apex, rounded or slightly cordate at the base, with sharp serrations on the edges, green on both sides, sparsely hairy or hairless on the upper side, and soft hairs on the lower side.

The leaves of Rosa rugosa are broadly ovate or nearly circular, rarely elliptical, with obtuse apex, nearly circular or broadly cuneate base, and obtuse serrations on the edges. They are glabrous above and hairy below, which will gradually fall off in later stages.

3. The difference between flowers

The flower of Deutzia odorata grows solitarily at the top of the side branches, with glabrous pedicels, ovate-elliptical sepals that are gradually pointed at the tip, and yellow petals that are broadly elliptical.

The leaf axils of Rosa rugosa are monochrome, the sepals are lanceolate, and the petals are yellow and broadly obovate.