New orchid hybrid named after Dr Wan Azizah

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A new orchid hybrid named after the Prime Minister’s wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, was introduced during the launch of Orkid Putrajaya 2023 on Thursday (Dec 14).  Read more at http://tinyurl.com/3mbjw9d2  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Datuk Sri Dr. Wan Aziza Wan Ismail now has a new orchid hybrid named after her.

00:10 Called Dendrobium Dr. Wan Aziza, the flower, which has five curled sepals and brown-reddish

00:15 labellum with a white centre, was introduced during the launch of Orchid Putrajaya 2023

00:21 on Thursday.

00:22 It is a hybrid between Dendrobium Pinang 'Little Magic' and Dendrobium 'Sia Koko'.

00:28 The Prime Minister's wife, who is also the Bandar Tundraza MP, officiated the event on

00:34 Thursday.

00:36 Also present was Federal Territories Department Director Datuk Indra Nuridha Abdul Rahim.

00:42 Organised by Perbadanan Putrajaya or PPJ, the Orchid Putrajaya 2023 event with the team

00:48 Persona Anggerik will be held from December 14 to December 20.

00:53 PPJ President Datuk Fadlun Mah Ujodh stated in a statement that the exhibition showcases

00:59 about 20 VIP orchids in the indoor orchid gallery and the seven-day event targets 100,000 visitors.

01:07 Visitors can also expect an international orchid showcase from nine countries as well

01:11 as other rare orchid species on display.

01:14 There will also be unique bonsai tree and terrarium exhibitions as well as workshops

01:19 held over the week.

01:20 For more information visit www.pbs.org/covid19

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