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2014 Orchid and Bonsai Competition & Exhibition
Di Taman Botani Perdana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Organized by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur and Bonsai n Stone Academy, 23 May – 1 June 2014
By IS Ng, BCI Director, Malaysia
The 2nd Orchid and Bonsai Show 2014 was held recently at the Perdana Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur from May 21 to June 2, 2014. The first show was previously held in the same venue in 2012.
The show was a joint effort by The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur or DBKL) and the Bonsai & Stone Academy.
There were one hundred and seventy six (176) bon- sai entries for this year’s show. Species represented in- cluded the Wrightia religiosa (水梅), a very popular local bonsai species), Premna obtusifolia (寿娘子),
Top; Ficus microcarpa, winner of Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur prize and trophy.
Middle insets left to right; Y.B. Tan Sri Hj. Muhyiddin presented the Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur prize and trophy to Mr. Ng Tien Sun for his Ficus microcarpa; the BCI prize and trophy to Mr. Low Ah Seng for his Wrightia religiosa, and the Queen of Flowers prize and trophy to Mr. Lim Kian Meng for his Wrightia religiosa.
Bottom; Entrance to the Perdana Botanical Garden, venue for the exhibit.
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