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A cabinet of floral curiosities. Nothing for sale, everything for looking.

Versus: Flowers That Get Mistaken for Each Other

Some flowers spend their whole lives being called by someone else's name. This drawer of the cabinet is for them: the look-alikes, the near-twins and the rivals that turn out not to be related at all. Each comparison puts two specimens side by side and finds the one detail that settles the argument.

Open pink sacred lotus flower with a yellow seed head in the center, held on a tall stalk above the pond

Lotus vs Water Lily: Two Pond Flowers That Are Not Related at All

Lotus vs water lily: lotus holds round leaves and flowers high above the water, water lily floats notched pads on it. Leaves, seed pods, care and meaning.