Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim Painting by Belinda Low

Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim

by Belinda Low

Canvas Print

$58

Framed Print

$83

Art Print

$32

Poster

$32

Metal Print

$81

Acrylic Print

$89

Wood Print

$61

Tapestry

$41

Throw Pillow

$25

Fleece Blanket

$47

Duvet Cover

$97

Shower Curtain

$66

Bath Towel

$34

Tote Bag

$26

Weekender Tote Bag

$43

Zip Pouch

$24

Portable Battery Charger

$46

Yoga Mat

$60

Greeting Card

$8.95

Spiral Notebook

$15

iPhone Case

$27

Beach Towel

$34

Round Beach Towel

$70

Weekender Tote Bag

$43

Coffee Mug

$13

Men's Clothing

$25

Women's Clothing

$25

Youth Clothing

$21

Toddler Clothing

$19

Baby Clothing

$23

Original - Sold

Price

Not Specified

Dimensions

12.000 x 16.000 x 0.250 inches

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Title

Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim

Artist

Belinda Low

Medium

Painting - Acrylic

Description

SOLD to a buyer on the same day of the exhibition.
Featured in the following FAA groups:
Awesome Asia
Beauty in Art - No Photography
Created by my hands - non-digital
Out of the Ordinary - 1 A Day
The second orchid painting and this time there are a few of them. This one will be displayed at an exhibition closer to our national day at the Gardens by the Bay in August. The theme is about resilience and what it means to us as artists. My quote which was selected to be displayed on the board during the exhibition -- "Resilience to me is a kind of mental strength and fortitude to ride through challenging times such as the one we are facing now."
This flower was chosen for its resilience.

A little history of this flower from Wikipedia below:

Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim, also known as Vanda Miss Joaquim, the Singapore orchid, or the Princess Aloha orchid, is a hybrid orchid cultivar 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.
The orchid was known for a long time by its synonym Vanda Miss Joaquim.[2] Ashkhen Hovakimian (Agnes Joaquim) hybridised this orchid which bears her name. It was recognised as a hybrid not only by orchid expert Henry Ridley in 1893[3] and again in 1896, but by other contemporary orchid growers as well as orchid journals including the Orchid Review. Sander's Complete List of Orchid Hybrids, which distinguished between natural and artificial hybrids, listed Vanda 'Miss Joaquim' as an artificial hybrid. Vanda 'Miss Joaquim' is a cross between the Burmese Vanda teres (now called Papilionanthe teres) and the Malayan Vanda hookeriana (now called Papilionanthe hookeriana). It was not known which of the two species produced the seeds and which one provided the pollen. The hybrid was shown to Henry Ridley, the director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Ridley examined it, had it sketched and sent a description to the Gardeners' Chronicle writing that: 'A few years ago Miss Joaquim, a lady residing in Singapore, well known for her success as a horticulturist, succeeded in crossing Vanda hookeriana Rchb. f., and V. teres, two plants cultivated in almost every garden in Singapore.'[3][4]

On 15 April 1981, Singapore Minister for Culture S. Dhanabalan proclaimed the species to be Singapore's national flower.[5]

DNA sequences from maternally inherited chloroplast DNA have been used to determine that the pod parent was P. teres var. andersonii and, by exclusion, the pollen parent is P. hookeriana.[2]

The scientific name as of 2019 is Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim, as both parent species are now placed in the genus Papilionanthe.[6]

The Vanda Miss Joaquim is also the first registered plant hybrid from Singapore.[7]