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i think it looks cool also it gives me a sense of independence and i fell proud of that

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LION HEAD SYMBOL

the lion head symbol stands for courage strength and excellence. the lion head symbol represents the national flag in a different form. sera and i think that the lion head symbol is important because it unites us as one nation. the lion’s mane which symbolises the nation’s determination to overcome challenges.

NATIONAL FLOWER

the vanda miss joaquim (the national flower) was chosen for its qualities that symbolises the singapore spirit— durability and resilience to be the national flower. it was named after miss agnes joaquim. andrea and i think that the miss bands joaquim is a very unique flower as the flower can nurture nation pride and identity.

PUBLIC SEAL

the public seal represents the republic of singapore and it is only put on important documents of state. the public seal is held by the presidents office and is protected by law. the public seal may only be used by or with the authority of the president

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The lion head stands for courage ,strength and excellence.

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It is good

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I think the lion head is very pretty and gives Singapore independence stronger every time we see it

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The national flower to me is pretty and it represents singapore

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The Lion Head symbol was introduced in 1986. It stands for courage, strength and excellence. The Lion Head symbol is red against a white background which are the colours of the National Flag. The lion’s mane, which symbolises the nation’s determination to overcome challenges, has five partings that represent the five ideals embodied in the five stars of the National Flag.

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The lion head symbol was introduced in 1986. It stands for courage, strength and excellence. The lion head symbol is red against a white background, which are the colours of the national flag. The lion’s mane, which symbolises the nation’s determination to overcome challenges, has five partings that represent the five ideals embodied in the five stars of the national flag.

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i feel proud of the national flower as it is a one of a kind and its pretty

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i feel proud of the national flower as it is a one of a kind and its pretty

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I will chose the Vanda Miss Joaquim as it is very pretty and represents our country; it is our national flower

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I think the lion head represents Singapore and it makes us look independent

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national flag I feel like it give me a sense of independence

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Racial harmony day

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They represent Singapore.

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Gives me a sense of hope :)

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Lion Head

I would choose the lion head because it represents our nation’s ideals as with the national flag.

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Vanda Miss Joaquim

I think the vanda ms joaquim is very elegant and beautiful and let us fell like we are our own country as it is our national flower

State Crest

The state crest represents our partnership with Malaysia

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Our national symbols represents us Singaporeans; our culture, equality and harmony

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The lion head was introduced in 1986 it stands for courage , strength and excellence

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They make our country special with our national symbols

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Because it was chosen for its qualities that symbolise Singapore’s spirit its lively colours durability and resilience

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The symbols reflect the ideals, beliefs and values of our nation.

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I would choose Vanda Miss Joaquim because it was specially bred in Singapore.

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Racial Harmony day

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The lion head is a very unique

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the lion head symbol makes me feel our country is courageous

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It represents Singapore and makes us unique and known for what we have

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It represents Singapore and makes us unique and known for what we have

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i like the national flower it is pretty

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I like the flower cause it is really nice and it’s bright colours blend together

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I like the flower cause it is really nice and it’s bright colours blend together

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The national flower is Singapore’s first orchid hybrid flower

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They are the symbols of Singapore and is our identity.

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Our national symbols represents our culture and it makes us special

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VANDA MISS JOAQUIM

I feel proud of the national flower because it was created by a singaporean for a simple flower competition and was eventually accepted as the national flower of Singapore.

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The national symbols helped create a sense of belonging to the country for the people , build Sinagapore's unique identity on the world map and unite all Singaporeans.

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I think the Vanda Miss Joaquim is pretty.The flower makes me feel proud as it is “mixed flower”and you cannot find it anywhere else.

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I think the Vanda Miss Joaquim is very pretty and is a one of a kind flower.🌺

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The Lion Head symbolises courage, strength and excellence. It is in solid red against a white background - the colours of the National Flag. The mane has five partings that represent the same five ideals embodied in the five stars of the National Flag, namely democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality

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Our a national symbols help unite us and represent us as one Singapore,our pride,our self and makes me feel proud as a singaporean

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The Public Seal of Singapore consists of the National Coat of Arms of Singapore encircled by the words “Republic of Singapore

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I like the Vanda Miss Joaquim because it is one of

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They represent our nations ideals, hopes and spirit.

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our national symbols unite us together as one family .😀

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It makes our country special

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I think I would choose the National Flag as it is authentic and the colours,stars, and crescent moon tell an interesting story.

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I would start with the Vanda Miss Joaquim orchid, our national flower because the flower is elegant, pretty and one of the national symbols

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These symbols reflects the ideals, beliefs and values of our nation. People recognise us Singaporeans by these symbols.

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I think our national flower is very pretty and it is important to singapore

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Racial Harmony Day🌸🌼🌹

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Racial harmony day can bring singaporeans and other people to unite and make friends, and chat together

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Kyana

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I think that the national flower is pretty

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Singapore’s National Orchid Garden: A Floral Wonderland 🌸🌺

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The committee deliberated over 40 types of flowers to find one that is popular, free flowering and colourful. In the end, the Vanda Miss Joaquim was chosen for its "resilience and year-round blooming quality".

A cross between Vanda hookeriana and Vanda teres, the orchid is named after Miss Agnes Joaquim, a Singapore-born Armenian who bred the flower in her home garden in Tanjong Pagar in 1893. It was recorded as Singapore's first orchid hybrid.

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Singapore’s national flower

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The Vanda Miss Joaquim ,was chosen for its qualities that symbolise the Singapore spirit its lively colours ,durability and resilience

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Vanda Miss Joaquim was chosen as Singapore's national flower from among 40 other contenders, including some 30 orchids. For its resilience and year-round blooming quality, it was chosen on 15 April 1981 to represent Singapore's uniqueness and hybrid culture.

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I’m proud of the national flag as it represents Singapore

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 The lion head symbol was introduced in1986 it symbolises courage,strength and excellence the lion’s mane, which symbolises the nation’s determination to overcome challenges,has 5 partings that represent the same 5 ideals embodied in the 5 stars

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 The lion head symbol was introduced in1986 it symbolises courage,strength and excellence the lion’s mane, which symbolises the nation’s determination to overcome challenges,has 5 partings that represent the same 5 ideals embodied in the 5 stars

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Of the national flag

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I will choose the National Flag because it represents our country and it’s our country flag

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I think that the Vanda Miss Joaquim is very beautiful

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The National Flag: It has the values of Singapore: Peace, democracy, justice, equality and progress

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I think the national flower is pretty and important to 🇸🇬 

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I think the national flower is pretty and important to 🇸🇬 

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The national flower is our national flower and it is special to us

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here it is

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I think that it is very elegent

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it is good😎

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I like it because it’s one of a kind and grown in Singapore 🇸🇬

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Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim, also known as the Singapore orchid, the Princess Aloha orchid, and commonly known by its original name Vanda Miss Joaquim, is a hybrid orchid (a grex) that is the national flower of Singapore. For its resilience and year-round blooming quality, it was chosen on 15 April 1981 to represent Singapore's uniqueness and hybrid culture. This orchid is the first registered plant hybrid from Singapore.

In the June 1893 Gardeners' Chronicle, then scientific director of the Singapore Botanic Garden Henry Nicholas Ridley announced that a few years prior, Ashkhen Hovakimian ( Agnes 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." A decorated horticulturalist from a family with a strong interest in plants, Joaquim won about 70 awards "...for cultivating varied specimens such as radishes, custard apples, dahlias and begonias in Singapore between 1881 and 1899," and Vanda Miss Joaquim would win first prize for the rarest orchid in a reportedly crowded field at Singapore's 1899 Flower Show. Miss Agnes Joaquim did not exhibit VMJ until long after it came into being and the award was for the rarest (only rarest, nothing else) orchid. The great majority of orchid scientists and experts do not accept the theory strongly favored by a someone who is not an orchid expert that Miss Agnes Joaquim intentionally made the cross which produced VMJ. The orchid experts accept a report by Miss Joaquim's nephew that she found the plant in a clump of bamboo. This nephew was present when in happened (for a detailed accound see Arditti and Hew, 2007 which contains full details an many citations.

Joaquim was likely encouraged to take the orchid to Ridley by her younger brother Joseph P. Joaquim, "a prominent lawyer, horticulturist and member of the Botanic Gardens Committee", and she or possibly her brother showed the plant to Ridley in early 1893. A specimen sheet from the Gardens recording the artificial hybrid is dated April 1893.

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

In 2016, the National Parks Board and National Heritage Board of Singapore officially acknowledged Joaquim created the orchid after an NHB "review of all historical source materials" rejected persistent claims that the plant actually came about as a natural hybrid.

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

Vanda Miss Joaquim is a cross between the Burmese Vanda teres (now called Papilionanthe teres) and the Malayan Vanda hookeriana (now called Papilionanthe hookeriana). Though in the original crossing no record was kept of which of the two species originally produced the seeds and which one provided the pollen, 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.

It is a free-flowering plant and each inflorescence can bear up to 12 buds, and usually 4 flower blossom at a time. Each flower measures 5 cm across and 6 cm tall. The petals are twisted such that the back surface faces the front like its parents. The two petals on the top and the top sepal are rosy-violet, while the 2 lateral sepals on the lower half are pale mauve. The large and board lip of the orchid which looks like a fan is colored violet-rose, and merges into a contrasting fiery orange that are finely spotted with dark purple center.

Papilionanthe 'Miss Joaquim' is a robust sun loving plant that requires heavy fertilizing, vertical support to enable it to grow straight and tall along with free air movement and high humidity. It starts blossoming after its stem rises 40 to 50 cm above the support.

Arditti, J., and C. S. Hew. 2007. The origin of Vanda Miss Jaoquim. Pages 261-309 in K. M. Cameron, J. Arditti and T. Kull (eds.), Orchid Biology, Reviews and Perspectives, Vol. IX, The New York Botanical Garden Press, New York.

Johnson H. and N. Wright, 2008 Vanda Miss Joaquim: Singapore's National Flower and the Legacy of Agnes and Ridley, Suntree Media Pte Ltd, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-08-0333-9

Teoh, E.S. (2005). Orchids of Asia. Times Editions- Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 9789812610157.

Wright N. H. 2000. The Origins of Vanda Miss Joaquim. Malayan Orchid Review 34; 70-73.

Wright N. H. 2003 Respected Citizens: the History of Armenians in Singapore and Malaysia, Amassia Publishing, Middle Park, Australia.

Wright N. H. 2004. After a re-examination of the origins of Vanda Miss Joaquim. Orchid Review 112: 292-2988.

Yam, T. W. 1999. A possible solution to the parentage riddle

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Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim, also known as the Singapore orchid, the Princess Aloha orchid, and commonly known by its original name Vanda Miss Joaquim, is a hybrid orchid (a grex) that is the national flower of Singapore. For its resilience and year-round blooming quality, it was chosen on 15 April 1981 to represent Singapore's uniqueness and hybrid culture.

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I choose the national flag. Because the national flag’s stars represents the democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality.It also represents the universal brotherhood and the equality of man.The crescent moon represents a young nation in the ascendant. It also represents pervading, everlasting purity and value.

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Vanda Miss Joaquim The committee deliberated over 40 types of flowers to find one that is popular, free flowering and colourful. In the end, the Vanda Miss Joaquim was chosen for its "resilience and year-round blooming quality".

A cross between Vanda hookeriana and Vanda teres, the orchid is named after Miss Agnes Joaquim, a Singapore-born Armenian who bred the flower in her home garden in Tanjong Pagar in 1893. It was recorded as Singapore's first orchid hybrid.

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Total Defence Day

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I think the Vanda miss

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beautiful orchids crystal type shimmering 

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It helps people know that we are singapore

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It helps people know that we are singapore

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They help to represent Singapore.

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Happy!happy!😄

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how does representing our country’s symbol help show others our identity 

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how does representing our country’s symbol help show others our identity 

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by the merlion and singapore’s special something only singapore has

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The Lion Head. It represents courage, excellence and strength.

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Vanda Miss Joaquim