Basic introduction

Phoenix tailed orchid is also a kind of perennial grass green herb belonging to agave family. Its stem is very short but has branches. Its leaves are very sharp, like hard thorns one by one. The leaves are flat and smooth, showing pink green. The edges of the leaves are brownish red, and there are many sparse teeth

Sisal is a perennial evergreen herb belonging to agave family. It belongs to fibrous root system plant. The stem of sisal is relatively thick and short, the leaf is sword shaped and has no petiole, the color of flower is yellow green, it is a androgynous plant, and the fruit is a capsule

Regional differences in distribution

Phoenix tailed orchid is native to the East and southeast of North America. Now it is mainly distributed in the Yangtze River Basin of China

Sisal is mainly planted in Guangdong, Yunnan and other provinces, and a small amount of sisal is also grown in Guangdong, Yunnan and other regions in China

Difference between blades

The leaves of Phoenix tailed orchid are thick green, with a thin layer of wax on the surface, showing a radioactive shape. The shape of the leaves is similar to sisal. Sisal leaves have no petioles. The leaf hardness of Phoenix tailed orchid is greater than that of sisal, and the leaf length of sisal is greater than that of Phoenix tailed orchid

Differences in growth environment

Sisal can endure high temperature growth environment. The most suitable temperature for growth is 25 ℃, while Phoenix tailed orchid can spend the winter in the north of the Yellow River