1、 Petal difference

The petals of Cymbidium are white, pink or red, and the most common is white. The flowers look very slender, and the perianth tube is cylindrical. While the tiger tail orchid is light green or self colored. Every 3 ~ 8 flowers are clustered and will be arranged into racemose inflorescences

2、 Leaf difference

The leaves of Cymbidium are in an oblong shape, with a length of about 15-30cm. There are 6-8 longitudinal veins on both sides of the main vein, and the transverse veinlets are closely arranged and somewhat skewed. The leaves of tiger tail orchid are flat, long strip-shaped lanceolate, with a length of about 30-70cm. Compared with the former, it has white green stripes, but it is not very clear, and the edge is green

3、 Fruit difference

The berries are spherical, some are oblong, and the color is bright red; Its seeds are dark grayish brown and spherical. The berry diameter of tiger tail orchid is about 7-8mm