Called the ‘Dendrobium APEC PNG 2018’, the flowering plant is a hybrid created by crossing at least 3 different orchid species found within Papua New Guinea.
Minister Tkatchenko said Dendrobium APEC PNG 2018 is made up of orchid species from Central, Morobe, Sepik and the New Guinea Islands.
He said they decided to promote an orchid that is unique to our country to make the APEC event a memorable and different experience for the visiting nations.
Minister Tkatchenko said it took 3 years to breed, grow and flower the Dendrobium.
