1、 Different families and genera

Lotus bamboo and Guanyin bamboo are not plants, but they are similar in appearance. It is a plant of Liliaceae and Dracaena. It is common in life. It can also be raised in water or soil

Guanyin bamboo is a plant belonging to palm family and brown bamboo genus. It is also called tendon head bamboo, palm bamboo, dwarf brown bamboo, etc

2、 Different plant types

The plant height of lotus bamboo is about 2 meters. It belongs to a small evergreen tree. The height of this plant is slightly shorter, but it is relatively slender as a whole, with multiple branches on the upright part of the stem

The height of Guanyin bamboo is relatively high. The height can reach about 3M and the diameter is about 0.5-1cm. Put them together and they can be easily distinguished through the difference of height

3、 Different leaves

The leaves of lotus bamboo are relatively long and wide, which are larger than the latter, with a length of about 13-23 cm and a width of about 1.8-3.2 cm

The leaves of Guanyinzhu are smaller, about 3.5-6.5cm long and about 0.4-0.7cm wide, and there are dense yellowish brown bristles on the back of the leaves