This is the ultimate book on Singapore's national flower. Created as a hybrid in Singapore, by the woman horticulturalist whose name it bears, it was first formally described in 1893 by "Mad" Ridley, of Singapore's Botanic Gardens. Fifty years later it was one of the most famous orchids in the world, grown from Hawai'i to Barbados. Its popularity faltered in the 1950s, but in the 1980s it was selected as a symbol of Singapore. Its role in Singapore's national and horticultural life seems unlikely to diminish. This book is a repository of the relevant scientific, horticultural, and historical knowledge on Singapore's national flower.
- ISBN10 9971692511
- ISBN13 9789971692513
- Publish Date 31 May 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 December 2013
- Publish Country SG
- Publisher NUS Press
- Imprint Singapore University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 308
- Language English