Different flowers
Although White Magnolia and white orchid are white, the flowers of White Magnolia have no smell, and the flowers of white orchid have a fresh and pleasant fragrance. In addition, the flowers of Magnolia are relatively large, round and full, and the color is snow-white, while the flowers of Magnolia are relatively small, and the flower buds are somewhat like the pen head of a brush. The flower shape is slender and the color is milky white. The flowers of white orchid grow between the leaf axils, while the flowers of White Magnolia generally grow at the tip of branches.
Different florescence
Magnolia is also known as wangchunhua in the folk. Magnolia blooms in spring and only once a year, while magnolia can bloom twice a year. It can bloom in summer and autumn. There are more flowers in summer and less in autumn.
Different tree shapes
Magnolia trees are generally two or three meters high, and the highest height can reach 15 meters, while white orchids are relatively high. Potted white orchids can reach three or four meters, and the normal height is generally about 17 to 20 meters. The leaves of white orchid tree are oval and long. The leaves are large, green and shiny, without fluff, and the leaf lines are clear. The leaves of white magnolia tree are relatively small, oval, smooth on the top, covered with fluff on the bottom, fluff on the petiole, and a layer of fine fluff on the twigs and shoots of White Magnolia. The young branches of white orchid are often green, while the young branches of White Magnolia are brown like other branches.