The difference between Zhu Ying and Fan Pu Hua

1. Appearance is different

Red tassel flower, from the name to know that its flowers should be shaped like scarlet tassel cap, it opens up like a small red pomelo, its spherical head is very gorgeous, feel a slight acupuncture feeling. When petals degenerate, filaments exserted, long and conspicuous. After the flowers wither, it will grow next to a long flat pod, very cute.

Powder puff flowers and red tassel flowers are different. Its plant type is relatively short, mostly small shrubs, leaves like pieces of feathers, but the number of leaves is very small, as long as four to six, unlike red tassel flower complex. Its filaments are white at the base, numerous and slender, and the number of florets contained in an inflorescence is not large, so the bulb does not appear as dense and thick as the red tassel.

2. Different growth habits

Red tassel grows in the tropics and likes warm, humid and sunny climate. It is not cold-resistant in warm environment for a long time. It grows well in acid soil with good drainage and sufficient nutrition.

Powder puff is distributed in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions, with different distribution zones. Its habits are more complex than those of red tassel distributed only in tropical regions, but it also prefers sunny, warm and humid places. The soil is better with loose and fertile sandy soil, unlike red tassel, which can grow in acidic soil.

3. Different values

Powder puff flower has extremely high ornamental value because of its gorgeous appearance, while red tassel flower not only has beautiful appearance, high ornamental value, but also has edible, it has no toxicity and no side effects, and its root bark is rich in tannin, etc., edible tannin can help digestion, can treat anorexia, constipation and other symptoms. Not only that, the hard wood of Zhu Ying flower branch is often used by people to make farming tools, which is a kind of raw material with strong grinding resistance and corrosion resistance.