Difference of plant shape between Douban orchid and Chunlan

The plant type of Douban orchid is semi vertical, not stiff, the leaf feet are scattered, and the petiole is shallow, mostly U-shaped, which appears "soft as if without bone", and has a kind of soft beauty; The joint between the petiole and the root of Cymbidium chunense is strong and has an obvious waist retraction, which is rigid compared with that of Douban orchid.  

The difference of leaves between Douban orchid and Chunlan

The leaf of Douban orchid is narrower than that of Chunlan, the leaf shape is narrow and long, there is no petiole ring, and the leaf veins are obvious. It is found that the leaf veins are transparent against the sun. The leaves of Chunlan are relatively wide, the leaf surface of Douban is rough, and the leaves of Chunlan feel smooth. The left side of the picture below is the leaves of Douban orchid, and the right side is the leaves of Chunlan

The root difference between Douban orchid and Chunlan

The root system of Douban orchid is hypertrophy, the bulb is not obvious, but the root tip is obvious. The plant buds are fat and strong before being unearthed, the gloss is weak, and most of the false scale balls are arranged in a line; There is an inconspicuous pseudobulb at the junction of the roots and leaves of Cymbidium, and most of the pseudoscales are misplaced. They are sharp and glossy before being unearthed

Flowering difference between Douban orchid and Chunlan

Douban orchid has a single flower in spring, and its petals are plump. Except that some orchids planted in series have fragrance, they generally have no fragrance and have more single flowers. Chunlan has many flowers with one arrow. Most of them have 2-4 flowers. The flower fragrance is obvious. Most of them are distinguished by flower fragrance in the market