Difference between orchid and banana

Different leaves: the leaves of a leafy orchid are relatively long and large, about 22-46cm in length, and the petioles are relatively thick, which looks obvious; the leaves of a banana are smaller, about 22-30cm in length, and the petioles are thinner. Flowers are different: the flowers of the former have characteristics, like a lotus platform, the bracts formed on it are wide ovate; the flowers of the latter are larger, the bracts are oblong, and the color of the flowers is lighter.

I. different leaves

The shape of a leaf is oblong lanceolate, lanceolate to nearly elliptic. The whole leaf is relatively long and large, about 22-46 cm in length and 8-11 cm in width. Petioles are thick and obvious, with a length of about 5-35cm or more. Although the color of the leaves is green on both sides, sometimes there are yellow and white spots or stripes, which is more obvious

The shape of the leaves is elliptic lanceolate, about 22-30cm in length and 7-9cm in width. Petioles are thinner, about 14-18 cm in length. Its leaf color is green, no other color

The flowers are different.

The flowers of a leafy orchid are more characteristic, like a lotus platform, and also more like spider eggs. There are about 3-4 bracts on the top, which are wide ovate in shape, purple in color, dark purple on the outside, and dark purple on the bottom. The difference between the two flowers is quite big, which can be easily distinguished

The flower of banana is bigger, there are several bracts on it, the shape of bracts is oblong, the length is about 3.5-7 cm, the color of flower is lighter.

Orchid Banana