Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim

Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim
Genus	Papilionanthe
Hybrid parentage	Papilionanthe teres (Vanda teres) × Papilionanthe hookeriana (Vanda hookeriana)
Grex	Miss Joaquim
Origin	Singapore

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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.^[1] For its resilience and year-round blooming quality, it was chosen on 15 April 1981 to represent Singapore's uniqueness and hybrid culture.