The difference between night-blooming primrose and lily

Night primrose and lily belong to different families

Night-blooming primrose is a woody plant, Magnoliaceae, Magnolia genus, while lily is an herbaceous plant, Liliaceae, Lilium genus.

The flowers of night-blooming primrose and lily are different

Compared with lilies, the flowers of night-blooming primrose are funnel-shaped, while the flowers of night-blooming primrose are oval, with the pedicels drooping downward.

The leaves of night-blooming primrose and lily are different

The leaves of the night-blooming jasmine are leathery, elliptical, narrowly elliptical or obovate-elliptical. The total number of leaves of the lily can be more than 100, alternate, sessile, lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate, entire, and the veins are arcuate. Obviously different from the night-blooming primrose.

Maybe everyone has been misled by this similar name!

The plant morphology of night-blooming primrose and lily is different

Night-blooming primrose is a woody plant, and its plant has obvious similarities to trees, while lilies are herbaceous plants, and their plant shape is more like grass.

So don't take it for granted that night primrose is included in the category of lily just because of the name. They are two completely different species.