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What is the difference between the sarmentose and the horsetail?

Hank Schrader
2020-11-16 11:23:35
There are four reasons why the leaves of the purple leaf sorrel turn yellow. Water shortage: watering too little yellow leaves, the need for timely replenishment of water, as far as possible to maintain a day of watering. Illumination: yellow leaves appear without proper illumination, and need to be placed on the balcony with better ventilation to receive illumination. Diseases and insect pests: such as leaf spot disease will make the leaves yellow, need to be treated by drugs in time to avoid deterioration of the situation. Fertilization: excessive fertilization appears yellow leaves, need to add water to dilute fertilizer in time.

1. Different Varieties

Sedum sarmentosum is also known as dogtooth grass, melon seed grass, stone nail, dogtooth valve, etc. It is a plant of Crassulaceae and Sedum, which is distributed in most parts of China, and also in Korea and Japan.

 

Portulaca oleracea is an annual succulent herbaceous plant, belonging to Portulacaceae, Portulaca plants, originating from South Asia, now China's southern and northern regions are distributed, more common.

2. the stem is different

The stem of Sedum sarmentosum is more prostrate growth, relatively low, raised in the pot, then along the edge of the pot down.

Some of the stems of the horsetail are prostrate, and some are reclining, occupying more area.

3. different leaves

The leaves of Sedum sarmentosum are whorled, oblanceolate to oblong, about 1.5-2.5 cm in length, with a pointed apex.

The leaves of the horsetail are opposite, simple, obovate and wedge-shaped, relatively thick and flat, like the shape of a horse tooth, about 1-3 cm long and 0.6-1.5 cm wide.The position of the top of the leaf is somewhat blunt, sometimes slightly concave, the surface of the leaf is dark green, and the bottom is light green.

Horsetail

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