Sunday, August 1, 2010

Vanda Miss Joaquim

This potted orchid sitting on top of a Rubik cube is Singapore’s national flower. Vanda Miss Joaquim was chosen for this purpose as it was the first registered plant hybrid from Singapore. I purchased this from the Singapore National Orchid Garden gift shop back in January, and thankfully was allowed into Australia by customs. It’s still very small so it will be a while until it finally flowers. They require humidity of at least 60% and 7+ hours of sunlight. They grow to about over 2 metres tall as pictured below.

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