1、 Blade difference

The leaves of Phyllostachys pubescens are large, heart-shaped oval in outline, about 40-60 cm wide, thick leathery, shiny on the surface, light green in color, green white on the back, and pinnately divided at the edge. Its petiole is green, usually up to 1 meter long, arranged in tile shape

The leaves of Dishui Guanyin are sub leathery, arrow shaped and oval, and the color is grass green, which is wider than the former. Its petiole is green or dirty purple, arranged in a spiral shape

2、 The difference between flowers

The inflorescence stalk of Phyllostachys pubescens is about 15-30 cm long, green. The Buddha flame bud is wide ovate, pale and yellow. Its inflorescence is a meat spike, and its inflorescence is nearly cylindrical and light yellow. The flowering period is from August to September

The inflorescence stalk of Dishui Guanyin is 2-3 tufted, green or dirty purple, the Buddha flame bud is oval or short oval, yellow green or green white when flowering, and yellow or white when withering. It is also a fleshy panicle. The female inflorescence is white and the male inflorescence is light yellow. The flowering season is four seasons