The difference between dripping Guanyin and taro ~ the shape of dripping Guanyin leaves: its leaves are relatively small. If the soil is full of water, leaves will drip from the tip or edge.

There are many leaves, and the petioles are green or purple, spirally arranged and look very thick.

The leaves are sub-leathery, overall green, arrow-shaped, egg-shaped, and the edges are wavy.

Flower: The flower of Drip Guanyin looks like Guanyin, hence the name Drip Guanyin. Its spicules are very fragrant, while its female inflorescence is white. Male inflorescence is yellowish, conical, with irregular grooves. Its flowering period is four seasons, but it often does not bloom under the shady forest.

Alocasia alopecuroides is a large evergreen herb with creeping rhizomes and erect aboveground stems.

Leaves: Alocasia alopecuroides has as many leaves as Drip Guanyin. Petioles are green or dyed purple, arranged in a spiral shape and look very thick. But the whole leaf is bigger than the leaf of Drip Guanyin, and it won't drip like Drip Guanyin.

The difference between Drip Guanyin and Alocasia alopecuroides ~ The growth habit of Drip Guanyin likes the high-temperature and humid growth environment, and it is resistant to shade, but it is not resistant to strong wind and is not suitable for strong light irradiation. More suitable for large pot cultivation.

Most of them grow in tropical rain forests and wild banana forests.

The growth habit of Alocasia esculenta is subtropical, and it likes warm, humid and semi-shady growth environment, but it is not cold-resistant. Mainly distributed in the north of the Yangtze River basin in China, it is used for potted plants and should be moved indoors for maintenance before winter.