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  1. Vanda Miss Joaquim is the first registered plant hybrid from Singapore. A park, the Vanda Miss Joaquim Park, and several roads have been named after our national flower, including Vanda Drive and Vanda Crescent.

  2. Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim, also known as the Singapore orchid, the Princess Aloha orchid and formerly as Vanda Miss Joaquim, is a hybrid orchid (a grex) that is the national flower of Singapore. For its resilience and year-round blooming quality, it was chosen on 15 April 1981 to represent Singapore's uniqueness and hybrid culture .

  3. On 15 April 1981, Vanda Miss Joaquim (Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim) was selected as Singapore's National Flower. It was selected from among 40 flowers, out of which 30 were orchids.

  4. www.nhb.gov.sg › what-we-do › our-workNational Flower - NHB

    Oct 17, 2023 · A cross between Vanda hookeriana and Vanda teres, the orchid is named in memory of Miss Agnes Joaquim, who bred the flower in her garden at Tanjong Pagar in 1893. It was recorded as Singapore’s first orchid hybrid and the world’s first Vanda hybrid, and soon became popular all over the world as a cut flower due to its beauty and hardiness.

  5. Common Name: Vanda Miss Joaquim, 卓锦万代兰. In 1981, Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim stood out from among 40 flowers and was chosen to be Singapore’s National Flower. Its bright colours, resilience, hardiness and free-flowering nature are qualities that reflect the Singapore spirit.

  6. 6 days ago · A cross between two different orchid species, Vanda hookeriana and Vanda teres, this beautiful multi-coloured orchid is named in honour of Miss Agnes Joaquim, a Singaporean, who bred the orchid in her garden around 1890.

  7. Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim, commonly referred to as Vanda Miss Joaquim, is the first recorded orchid hybrid from Singapore, created in the early 1890s. 1 On 15 April 1981, the Agnes variety of the Vanda Miss Joaquim was launched as Singapore’s national flower.

  8. Apr 30, 2018 · 30 APR 2018. Is the Vanda Miss Joaquim a human-made hybrid or a happy accident? In this cautionary tale, Nadia Wright, Linda Locke and Harold Johnson recount how fiction becomes truth when it is repeated often enough. Vanda x Miss Joaquim. Image source: Linden, J., & Linden, L. (1897). Lindenia Iconographie des Orchidées (Series 2, vol. 13).

  9. Then Minister for Culture, S. Dhanabalan, declared the orchid hybrid Vanda Miss Joaquim as Singapore’s national flower on 15 April 1981. To celebrate the announcement and showcase the new national symbol, a National Flower Week was launched on 20 July that same year.

  10. Vanda Miss Joaquim was chosen as Singapores national flower from among 40 other contenders, including some 30 orchids. For its resilience and year-round blooming quality, it was chosen on 15 April 1981 to represent Singapore’s uniqueness and hybrid culture.

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