She studied Plant taxonomy at Reading University where she obtained an M.Sc. in Pure and Applied Plant Taxonomy (1973)[3] and a Ph.D. with the thesis "Taxonomic studies in Justicia".[4]
She was born Victoria Anne Wassell Smith[5] and married John Graham in 1978.
^ abc"Graham, Victoria Anne Wassell (1950-)". IPNI (2021). International Plant Names Index. Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^"Smith, Victoria Anne Wassell (1950-)". IPNI (2021). International Plant Names Index. Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 16 March 2021.