Agnes Joaquim

Agnes Joaquim, also known as Ashkhen Hovakimian, was a Singaporean horticulturist of Armenian descent born in Singapore on 7 April 1854 and died there on 2 July 1899. She bred the orchid hybrid Vanda Miss Joaquim by cross-breeding Vanda teres and Vanda hookeriana, and the orchid was selected as Singapore’s national flower in 1981.