In winter the long, waxy leaves of both species serve as natural thermometers, drooping as limp as the ears of a basset hound when the temperature nears zero.

• 冬季里，这两个品种腊光光的长叶简直就是天然寒暑表。气温接近零度时，叶子就会像猎犬的耳朵那样无力地下垂。