The difference between dog tail red and cat tail red ~ appearance characteristics
Dog infrared shape
Dog red is a kind of evergreen shrub, and the type of potted plants does not exceed 1 meter.
Dog red leaves: The leaves are paper, showing a single leaf alternative. The shape is mainly wide ovate or ovate, with a length of about 20 cm. The wide wedge shape or round blunt shape;
There is no hair on the leaves, there are a small amount of sparse hair on the middle and side veins, and there are crude sawtooth at the edge; the overall is bright green.
The inflorescence of the dog tail: the inflorescence shaft is covered with pour.
Female flowers are axillary, sagging in spikes, and the top shape is urgent and has short hair covered. The sub -room is like spherical, with gray -yellow thick hair dense; there are 3 flowers columns, and the overall is red or purple. The flowering period is from February to November, for a long time.
Cattail red and red shape
Cat -tail red is a kind of eurchic iron and amaranth. It is an evergreen shrub plant. It can be cultivated with a suspension.
Cat -tail red leaves: Compared with dog tail red, they are double -leaf. They are egg -shaped. The top of the top and the leaf margin is distributed with fine teeth.
The inflorescence of the cat tail: the inflorescence of the cricket, growing at the top of the branch, the natural flowering period is between spring and autumn, but if in an artificial cultivation environment, it can be blooming all year round.
Female flowers are short spikes, with fluffy luster, the overall bright red, shaped like a cat’s tail, and like a red caterpillar, fat and cute.
The difference between dog tail red and cat tail red ~ growth habits
Dog red growth habit
Dog red preferences are warm, moist and sunny.
The dog’s tail red is afraid of cold and not drought. If it is at low temperature for a long time, it will cause yellowing of the leaves to fall off.
Like moist and fertile soil. In the north, it is a greenhouse potted plant.
Cat -end red growth habit
Cat red preferences a warm and humid environment and requires sufficient sunlight, but compared to dog tail red, cat tail red is not suitable for growing in scattered light conditions.
Cat tail red is more resistant to drought than dog tails, and potting soil often keeps moist.