The aim of this study is to compare the perceptions of the gifted students and non-gifted students concerning plants through metaphors. The phenomenology design, which is one of the qualitative research designs, was used in this study. Participants were was comprised of 136 gifted students from the Science and Art Centers (BILSEM) in two different cities in the Marmara region and 136 non-gifted students studying at a secondary school in the Marmara region in the fall semester of the 2015-2016 academic year. The research group was selected through convenience sampling method. The data were collected using the sentence "The plants are like / similar to .......; because ........." that was completed by the participant students. The data were analyzed through the content analysis and the Chi-Square test of independence which is among the non-parametric statistical methods. As the conclusion of the research study, it was determined that the gifted students emphasized human, water, lungs, breath, and air metaphors concerning plants more compared to the non-gifted students, while the non-gifted students emphasized oxygen, sun, flower, friend, beautiful, meal and bead metaphors compared to the gifted students. In addition to these, it was determined that the non-gifted students emphasized the "Plant, as the source of peace and happiness" category more, while the gifted students were emphasizing the "Plant structure" category more. Moreover, it was observed that both student groups particularly emphasized the "Plant analogous to the human" category and that their perceptions concerning plants were shaped as anthropocentrically and in a self centered way. As the conclusion, it was found that there was not a significant difference between the perceptions of the gifted and non-gifted students concerning plants.