The difference between tiger orchid and cymbidium

1. Difference of blades

The leaves of Tiger Orchid are clustered, wide-banded, dark green in color, thinly leathery, about 90 cm long and 2-3 cm wide, with a gradually pointed tip, fused and embracing at the base, and entire edges.

The leaves of Cymbidium are long lanceolate, and their length and width vary greatly among varieties. The leaf color changes with the intensity of light, from yellow-green to dark green.

2. The difference between flowers

The flower scape of the tiger's head orchid is upright, shorter than the leaves, light yellow-green in color, and has a slight osmanthus scent. The middle sepal is nearly oblong, the side sepals are obliquely oblong, the petals are narrower than the sepals, and have small purple-red spots at the base.

The colors of cymbidium orchids vary, including yellow, white, green, purple or with purple-brown markings. There are 6 tepals, the outer 3 are sepals, which are petal-shaped, while the inner ones are petals, and the lower petal is the lip. The number of flowers is generally greater than 10.