Impatiens is also a kind of perennial grass-green herb in the family Gentianaceae. Its stem is very short but has branches. Its leaves are very sharp like hard thorns. Its leaves are flat and smooth, showing a pink green color. The edges of the leaves are brownish red, and there will be many sparse teeth.
Sisal is a perennial evergreen herb belonging to the agave family, belonging to the fibrous root system plant. The stem of sisal is relatively thick and short, the leaves are sword shaped and there is no petiole, the flower color is yellow green, it is a plant with both sexes and the fruit is capsule.
Impatiens originated in the East and southeast of North America, now mainly distributed in China's Yangtze River Basin.
Sisal originated in Mexico, and now it is mainly distributed in Guangdong Province, Guangxi Province, Fujian Province, Hainan Province and other places in China. There are also a small number of cultivation in Yunnan, Zhejiang, Sichuan and other areas.
The leaves of Impatiens are dark green, with a thin layer of wax on the surface, showing a radioactive shape. The shape of the leaves is similar to sisal. Sisal leaves do not have petioles, the hardness of the leaves of Impatiens is greater than that of sisal, and the length of the leaves of sisal is greater than that of Impatiens.
Sisal can endure the high temperature environment, the most suitable temperature is 25 ℃, while Impatiens can winter in the north of the Yellow River.