1、 Blade difference

Bamboo leaves are scattered, oblong to oblong ovate, less than 1.5cm long, and most of the branches will degenerate into scales. The leaves of firecracker flower are opposite, oval and not easy to fall off. The top is acuminate, and the base is nearly round, about 4-10cm long and 3-5cm wide

2、 The difference between flowers

Explosive bamboo is a large panicle composed of cymes. It has many flowers and droops upward. The color is bright red. The Corolla is tubular. The panicle is narrow and long. The small cyme has 1-3 flowers. Five lobes are oval triangular and arranged in tile shape. The corolla has a long tube and two lobes on the upper lip, which are oval or long oval. The firecracker bamboo is a panicle, grows at the top of the side branches, the color is orange red, the Corolla is tubular, and the lobes are long oval