I've completed my biology project! ( or at least most of it)
whoopee!
i came to blog because i suddenly didn't feel like sleeping. i know, i'll probably suffer the after-effects later today. but nevermind! haha
I just wanted to say..
VANDA MISS JOAQUIM var. agnes IS SUCH A PRETTY ORCHID FLOWER!
It's simply beautiful ain't it?
I wish i could grow it in my garden!
The Vanda Miss Joaquim var. Agnes, a climbing orchid, was picked as the Singapore National Flower on 15 April 1981. This inaugurated the first National Flower Week in Singapore. The plant is named after Agnes Joaquim who had grown it in her garden at 2 Narcis Street, Tanjong Pagar in 1893 and had it registered in the same year. It is considered the first hybrid of the Vanda to be registered. There is controversy whether the flower was actually bred rather than discovered by Joaquim.
As Singapore's National Flower, the Vanda Miss Joaquim's uses are more symbolic than utilitarian. The Vanda Miss Joaquim was picked from among 40 flowers, out of which 30 were orchids, as Singapore's National Flower. This makes Singapore the only nation to have a hybrid as her national flower. Among the several varieties of Vanda Miss Joaquim, the variety "Agnes" was chosen particularly for its vibrant colours, hardiness and resilience: qualities which reflect the Singapore spirit. Its ability to bloom throughout the year also won the judges over.
Somehow the Vanda Miss Joaquim doesn't look nice as the design of stamps.
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The real one is much prettier! -points above-
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Ref:http://infopedia.nlb.gov.sg/articles/SIP_752_2005-01-10.html
2:15 AM by moomoo
SESAME! ^^ 
