Background
Bannochie was born in Grenada in 1914 and, apart from her early childhood, lived all her life in Barbados.
Bannochie was born in Grenada in 1914 and, apart from her early childhood, lived all her life in Barbados.
Bannochie founded the garden around 1954 on 8 acres (32,000 m2) of land that had been in her family since 1740. On Bannochie"s death, Andromeda Gardens was left to the Barbados National Trust. In 1977, she was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society for her contribution to tropical horticulture.
Bannochie suffered a stroke in the summer of 1988 and died shortly afterwards.
She was 73 years old. A heliconia cultivar is named after Bannochie - Heliconia stricta "Iris Bannochie".
She was a founding member of the Barbados National Trust.
