Orchids named to honour people who have passed away would have the designation 'Memoria' before the name of the person so honoured. The Singapore Botanic Gardens has this long tradition of naming local bred orchids after Royalty/dignitaries/famous personalities/heads of states etc who visit the republic. In 1997 the late Princess Diana was scheduled to visit Singapore and a white dendrobium had been selected to be named after her to commemorate the visit but her tragic death before her visit put paid to plans to name the orchid after her. A few weeks ago her son Prince William and wife, the Duchess of Cambridge went on a tour of the Far East and the Pacific Islands . On the Singapore leg of the tour, Their Royal Highnesses attended a poignant ceremony at the Botanic Gardens during which the very orchid that would have been named after William's mother had she visited Singapore in 1997, was officially registered in memory of her - thus Dendrobium Memoria Princess Diana.Originally Posted by Katherine
There have been numerous orchids named after dead people to honour them and 'Memoria' is usually abbreviated to just 'Mem' - so we have Blc Mem Crispin Rosales, V Mem Pranom , BTW Den Mem Princess Diana is a beautiful white dendrobium a fitting tribute to a beautiful, gracious lady.
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