Evening primrose is a kind of shrub plant of evening primrose. It is evergreen all the year round. The plant type is relatively high. The old branches on it are Taupe and the small branches are hairy.
Mirabilis is a kind of plant. The height of the plant can grow to about 1 meter. The root under it is very thick.
The leaves of evening primrose are opposite. They are wide ovate and heart-shaped. They look smaller than those of the latter. The length is about 4-9.5cm, the width is about 3-8cm, the apex is shorter, gradually sharpened, the base is deep heart-shaped, and the edge of the leaves is hairy.
The leaves of Mirabilis jalapa are ovate or ovate triangle in shape, larger in appearance, about 3-15cm in length, about 2-9cm in width, and there is no hair on both sides of the leaves.
The flower part is the biggest difference. We can see from its name that it blooms at night. It is a cyme in the shape of an umbrella in its armpit. It has many flowers and a single color. It is usually yellow green or pure white with a fragrance.
In the daytime, the flowers of Mirabilis jalapa are trumpet shaped with a diameter of about 2.5cm. The petals are of various colors, such as yellow, white, purple, pink and red.