"the late Datin Seri Endon Mahmood founded Jendela Batik in 2001 to promote Malaysian batik to the world. Her final collaboration with the batik boutique is 'Past-Future', a collection featuring the orange-red orchid named after her.
ON May 3 this year, the late Datin Seri Endon Mahmood, wife of the Prime Minister, was honoured with an orchid bred for and named after her. Previously, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, wife of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and the former Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Siti Aishah had such flowers named in their honour. On that Tuesday, the orange-red orchid was officially registered as "Mokara Datin Seri Endon"... Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute (Mardi). Mardi director-general Datuk Dr Saharan Anang presented the ... orchid to Endon. Dr Saharan explained that Mokara Datin Seri Endon was developed by crossing Malaysia's most popular cut-flower hybrid Arachnis Maggie Oei with Ascocenda Udomchai from Thailand. ... Revealed barely seven months, it is already a sensation as a cut flower due to its shelf life of 14 days, rare colour combination, free flowering habit, ease of growth and spectacular cluster of up to 20 flowers per stalk. ... The Mokara Datin Seri Endon orchid is a prominent presence in Jendela Batik's 'Past-Future' collection. ... When Mardi presented and named an orchid after her, she was so enamoured of it that Faisol Abdullah decided on the spur of the moment to create batik emblazoned with Mokara Datin Seri Endon flowers. It was originally meant as a private gift to her but when she saw the finished product with the unique orange-red petals, she conjured up the idea of launching an entire collection based on her orchid. ... "She also wanted Mokara Datin Seri Endon to be publicised and made accessible to the public to thank the scientists and biologists at Mardi who worked so hard to give her this present." The late First Lady wanted Mokara Datin Seri Endon to bloom on gowns, cocktail dresses, sportswear, leisure caftans and even swimsuits... The Mokara Datin Seri Endon orchids range is being paraded today at The Asia Fashion Week in Singapore (Nov 8-10)." source / complete news story / photos : http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2005/11/9/lifearts/12513803&sec=lifearts *********** regards, Viateur _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
