''Aranthera Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo... named after the President [Philippines] during her first visit... [to Singapore] as head of state in 2001... now in full bloom at Singapores National Orchid Garden, which boasts of 20,000 plants, the largest display of orchids in the world.
The hybrid orchid, cultivated from... Arachnis Ishbel and Renanthera rattanakosin, is long and red... ... was first pollinated on June 15, 1995, and... first flowered on Aug. 16, 2000... The hybrid species was picked by Ms Arroyo herself during her visit to the National Orchid Garden in August 2001 to be named after her. The Aranthera gloria is one of at least 67 orchids at the VIP Garden named after kings, princesses, emperors, heads of state and other... public figures who had visited Singapore. It was planted next to the Renantanda Prince Norodom Sihanouk orchid and across from the Renanthera Emperor Akihito of Japan. ... The three-hectare National Orchid Garden, which has a collection of more than 1,000 species and 2,000 hybrids of orchids, is one of the highlights of the 52-ha Singapore Botanical Garden in Tanglin. ... other VIP orchids in the garden are... Dendrobium Queen Elizabeth, Dendrobium Margaret Thatcher, Dendrobium Benazir Bhutto, Ascocenda-Park Yon Kyoung, and the Aranthera-Vanda Mimi Palmer. ... two months ago, the University of the Philippines also named another hybrid plant after Ms Arroyo... mussaenda... Gloria Macapagal Arroyo... ... the product of crossing... mussaenda hybrids, the Doña Aurora and the Doña Evangelina, which was named after the Presidents mother." Article URL : http://newsinfo.inq7.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=25588 *********** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
