The difference between onion and chives

1. Difference of blades

The leaves of Onion Orchid are narrow linear, thick, bright green in color, about 20-30 cm long and 2-4 mm wide.

The basal leaves of leek are usually clustered in several pieces, linear, flat, more like leeks, about 15-30 cm long, and wider than the former, about 6-8 mm.

2. The difference between flowers

The Allium orchid grows solitary at the top of the stem, with a spathe-shaped involucre whose bracts are brown-red. The flowers are white, often with a hint of light pink on the outside, and there is almost no perianth tube.

The flowers of the leek orchid are also solitary at the top of the stem, with a spathe-shaped involucre that is light purple-red. The flowers are rose red or pink, and the perianth tube is about 1-2.5 cm long. The perianth has 6 lobes and is obovate.