The leaves of the bamboo are large and oval in outline, about 40-60 cm wide. They are thick leathery, shiny on the surface, light green in color, green white on the back, and pinnate at the edge. Its petioles are green, usually up to 1 meter long, arranged in tile shape.
The leaves of Dishui Guanyin are sub leathery, archery and ovate, and the color is grass green, which is wider than the former. Its petioles are green or purplish, arranged like a snail.
The peduncle of balanopsis is about 15-30 cm long, green. The spathe of Buddha flame is broad ovate, pale and yellow. Its inflorescence is a fleshy spike, which is nearly cylindrical and light yellow. The flowering period is from August to September.
The peduncle of Dishui Guanyin is 2-3 clumps, green or purplish, the spathe of Buddha flame is oval or short oval, yellow green or green white when flowering, yellow or white when withering. It is also a fleshy inflorescence with white female inflorescence and light yellow male inflorescence. Four seasons of flowering