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This orchid was named in memory of Princess Diana in 1997.

Hybrid out of a cross of Rhynchobrassoleya Copper Queen and Cattleya purpurata in the National Orchid Garden. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

A crow, one of two, probably the Large-billed (Corvus macrorhynchos), mobbing a fishing White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) over the Marina Bay. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

A juvenile Red-whiskered Bulbul, together with an adult and others such as the Magpie Robin, Yellow-vented Bulbul and a Sunda PiedFantail, sniping insects in the air around two Plumeria trees in the Gardens by the Bay. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

Amaryllis ‘Misty’ or Hippeastrum ‘Misty’ making a reappearance in the Flower Dome. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Kangaroo Paw ‘Yellow’ (Anigozanthos flavidus) blooming in the Australian Garden. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Tea Tree, also known as Manuka Myrtle (Leptospermum scoparium), blooming profusely in the Australian Garden. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Aranda ‘Little Fragrance’ getting ready in a dark corner for the upcoming Orchid Extravaganza floral display. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

Dancing Lady Orchids (Oncidesa Goldiana) dancing in the wind in the botanic gardens. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

An Archduke (Lexias pardalis dirteana) sipping nutrients off trail seepage in the Bukit Batok Nature Park. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Pentas lanceolata or Egyptian Starcluster enjoying the hot and humid climate here in the Gardens by the Bay. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

A Papilionanda hybrid out of a cross of Papilionanda William Catherine and Papilionanda Alice Motes at the Singapore Garden Festival. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

A closer look into a Pelargonium, probably the ‘Deep Scarlet’, on the side of the Flower Field. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

A Fuchsia Ballerina flower moving in low-velocity stream of cool air on a shady side of the Flower Field. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.