A cross between Vanda hookeriana and Vanda teres, the orchid is named in memory of Miss Agnes Joaquim, who discovered the flower in her garden at Tanjong Pagar in 1893. It was registered as Singapore's first orchid hybrid and the world's first Vanda hybrid, and soon became popular all over the world as a cut flower due to its beauty and hardiness. - See more at: http://app.singapore.sg/about-singapore/national-symbols/national-flower#sthash.hMeiC1sd.dpuf