Orchid Extravaganza at Gardens By the Bay

Orchids, Rumah and Kebaya.

This is what you will find at Orchid Extravaganza at Gardens By the Bay.

This year's Orchid Extravaganza is a partnership between the Embassies of Indonesia and Thailand, together with the High Commissions of Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia.

Orchids

Vanda Miss Joaquim

Do you know that Vanda Miss Joaquim is Singapore's National Flower? It is also an Orchid variety.

At Orchid Extravaganza, you will see orchids cultivated in the east tropics with a wide range of orchids featuring Singapore's national flower, Vanda, Aranda, Dendrobium and more.

There are other flowers that added more charm to this exhibit.

Here's a peek at what to expect.

Rumah

Rumah is a Malay word for houses.  Here's a selection of what you can see at Orchid Extravaganza. There are also interesting artefacts and handicrafts of each nation displayed alongside the houses.

Lath House

Lath House

A type of structure that provides support, shade and protection for plants.

Singapore Shophouses

Singapore Shophouses

A two or three-story building with a commercial shop on the ground floor.

Rumah Tungkup

Traditional houses with pyramid-shaped roofs are found in Kampong Auer, Brunei

Traditional Brunei Games

Ruean Thai

Ruean Thai

A Thai house in a style of traditional architecture.

Rumah Toraga

Rumah Toraga

Traditional houses found in the Toraja ethnic group of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, are characterised by their distinctive boat-shaped roof resembling an upturned board of buffalo horns.

Rumah Pahang

Rumah Pahang

Traditional houses found in the largest state of Malaysia

Kebaya

There is also a showcase of kebaya. 

This is in support of the multinational nomination jointly submitted by Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand to inscribe the kebaya on the UNESCO representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Look out for the waterfall in the Flower Field!

Orchid Extravaganza: Orchids of the East Tropics

Date: 28 Jul to 17 Sep

Venue:  Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay