Family: jingtianke windmill, is a hybrid horticultural species of the windmill and Jingtian.
(Note: Ji Qiuli's Chinese name comes from her Japanese name, "Ji" means "small" in Japanese)
Family: jingtianke windmill
Relationship with Qiuli: no relationship
Family: jingtianke windmill
Alternative name: Mendoza
There is no definite kinship.
Qiuli's leaves are long and thin, the front is smooth, and the leaves are slightly concave down, the back is obviously convex, the shape is like a keel, and the top is a little sharp. Leaves are usually greyish green, covered with a little white powder, in sufficient light will present a variety of colors such as pink, orange, yellow, purple, red
Compared with Qiuli, Ji Qiuli's leaves are plump, round and obovate. The upward side of the leaves is flat, and there are some slight bulges. The downward side is bulged, and the tip is blunt and round. When Ji Qiuli is in the environment of abundant light and big temperature difference between day and night, her leaves will show light and cream color. When Ji Qiuli is in the environment of insufficient light or humidity, her leaves will show gray green, and the leaf mark is dark red.
Compared with Ji Qiuli, the leaves of Ji Qiuli are more round. The leaves are several times larger than Ji Qiuli's. If the leaves are placed in strong light, they will appear lovely orange red, and the leaves will have slight metallic luster.
Xiaobian put a picture to compare with you!
The flowers of Qiuli are five or six petals of yellow star, very fresh and lovely.
Ji Qiuli's flowers are only about one centimeter in diameter. The flowers are very Mini. The petals are generally 3, 4 or 5. The white petals are dotted with tiny red dots.
Qiu Li's flower is also relatively small, the color of the petals is pure white, five petals
Here is a comparative picture.
In a word, to distinguish Qiuli, Ji Qiuli and Maru Yeji Qiuli, we only need two steps: one is to look at the leaves, the other is to look at the flowers.
I hope that you can successfully distinguish the three through the introduction of Xiaobian.
Qiu Li, Ji Qiuli and WAN Yeji Qiuli are all lovely and beautiful succulent plants. If you are interested, you can have a few pots to try!