
Historic Orchid for the Queen: Chelsea Flower Show 2012
August 2012
Her Majesty the Queen in conversation with Dr. Chris Nonis, Sri Lankan High Commissioner in UK, Mr. Yoshitha Rajapaksa, Dr. Henry Oakley, President of the Orchid Society of Great Britain (OSGB).
A historic Orchid, Oncidium alexandrae ‘Diamond Jubilee' was presented to Her Majesty the Queen of England at the Orchid Society of Britain stand sponsored by Sri Lanka Tourism at UK's Chelsea Flower Show. The orchid was a specially bred cultivar of the original Oncidium alexandrae in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II, to the throne.
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| Oncidium alexandrae |
