Plants Grown by Melvin Waki

Found 71 plants grown by Melvin Waki. Column "M?" indicates if plant matched to orchid database.

	Orchid	M?	Visible	Description	Culture
	Anc. rothschildianus	Yes	Public	An African species that I obtained from H&R Nurseries.	Grown under shady conditions. Watered daily with Reverse Osmosis water.
	Ascf. Moonlight Firefly	Yes	Public	Now technically called a Vanda, this Ascofinetia is a prolific bloomer. The young flowers start off light yellow and get darker tangerine as they get older. Ascofinetia falcata is one of the pare... Read more	The plant is growing in a 4-inch plastic basket inserted into a 4-inch plastic pot. The media is New Zealand sphagnum moss. The plant is hung under 50% shade cloth and watered 2-3 times per week.
	B. Little Stars	Yes	Public	This plant is a remake of B. Little Stars by Roy Tokunaga of H&R Nurseries. This hybrid is a prolific bloomer and makes an excellent speciment plant.	Grown in the open under 50% shade cloth. The plant is watered and fertilized twice per week. The plant is currently is a 6-inch plastic pot.
	Bc. Hippodamia	Yes	Public	Bc. Hippodamia is a very old cross made in 1908. That's more than 112 years ago. Roy Tokunaga of H&R Nurseries remade this cross using his B. nodosa 'Mas Mejor' crossed with a tetraploid C. aclan... Read more	The plant was growing in a 2-inch clay pot with New Zealand sphagnum moss as the media. The plant bloomed in the 2-inch pot. The plant has since been transplanted into a 4-inch plastic pot with b... Read more
	Blc. Erin Kobayashi 'Amy Chen'	Yes	Public	Very nice greenish colored flower when the flowers first open. Color turns more to the yellow side as the flower gets older. Flower is very firm and stiff. This plant is a mericlone grown from p... Read more	Plant is growing in a 5-inch plastic pot with bark as the media. It is growing outside under 50% shade cloth. The plant is watered 1-2 times per week and fertilized weekly using the MSU formula f... Read more
	Blc. Golden Emperor 'Valley Isle' AM AOS	Yes	Public	This is a first bloom of a mericlone from Exotic Orchids of Maui. The single flower is large measuring 6 inches across. The petals and sepals are creamy white; not a pure white. The lip is outst... Read more	The plant is growing in a 4-inch plastic pot with bark mix as the media. The plant is grown outside under 50% shade cloth. It is watered 2-3 per week and fertilized weekly with MSU formula fertil... Read more
	Blc. McNeil's Blue Valentine	Yes	Public	Very attractive blue flower taking the best of both parents.	Growing in a plastic pot with bark as the media. Grown outside under 50% shade cloth. Watered 1-2 times per week and fertilized with MSU formula fertilizer once per week.
	Blc. Memoria Helen Brown 'Full Moon' AM AOS	Yes	Public	The flowers are very stunning when they first open as lime green colored flowers. As the flowers mature, the color of the flowers changes to a less attractive dull yellow. The flowers measure 5-1... Read more	The plant is in a 6-inch plastic pot with bark mix as the media. The plant is grown outside under 55 percent shade cloth. The plant is water twice per week and fertilized weekly with Michigan Sta... Read more
	Blc. Suvarnabhumi Magic	Yes	Public	This is a first bloom of a mericlone growing in a 5-inch plastic pot. The dark red flowers measure 4 inches across. It is expected that the flowers will be larger in future blooms. The flowers h... Read more	The plant is growing in a 5-inch plastic pot with orchid bark as the media. The plant is watered 2-3 times per week and fertilized weekly with Michigan State University (MSU) fertilizer. It is gr... Read more
	Bulb. cocoinum	Yes	Public	A very unique Bulbophyllum. The inflorescences are 9 to 11 inches long. The flowers are very small. There is a slight fragrance.	The plant is growing in a 5-inch clay pot with New Zealand sphagnum moss as the media. The plant is hung outside under 50 percent shade cloth. It is watered almost daily and fertilized once per w... Read more
	Bulb. fascinator var. semi-album	Yes	Public	Always a sucker for semi-albas or albas, I had to add this plant to my collection. Found this on eBay 3-4 years ago.	I have this plant hanging in a shady area. It is watered almost daily. The plant is growing in New Zealand sphagnum moss.
	Bulb. fascinator var. semialbum	Yes	Public	Always intrigued by green, I was able to obtain a semi-alba form of this species in a 2-inch pot in January 2017. The plant is now growing in a 4-inch plastic basket with New Zealand sphagnum moss... Read more	The plant is grown under 50% shade cloth and watered daily.
	Bulb. Jersey 'Matt'	Yes	Public	The flowers have a 5-1/2 inch span vertically. They have a slight fragrance that is not too unpleasant.	The plant is growing in a 4-inch plastic basket with New Zealand Sphagnum moss as the media. It is hung in the open under 70% shade cloth. The plant is watered daily and fertilized weekly with Mi... Read more
	Bulb. longiflorum	Yes	Public	This is a sib crossing of Bulbophyllum longiflorum 'Dark Spot'. An ambel of 12 flowers are carried on a 12 inch long inflorescence.	The plant is growing in a 2-1/2 inch clay pot with New Zealand Sphagnum moss as the media. It is grown outside under 50 percent shade cloth.
	Bulb. mastersianum	Yes	Public	The flowers on this Bulbophyllum is spectacularly large. The umbels measure 3-1/4 inches tip to tip.	Hung under 50% shade cloth and polycarbonate roof. Watered daily. The plant is attached to a hupuu slab attached to a board.
	Bulb. mastersianum	Yes	Public	This is the largest Daisy Chain type Bulbophyllum in my collection. The flowers are huge and very eye catching.	The plant is attached to a hapuu slab and hung. The plant is kept in a shady area and watered daily. It is fertilized weekly along with my other plants with the Michigan State University formula ... Read more
	Bulb. othonis	Yes	Public	The plant has 50 inflorescences this year, 10 more than last year.	The plant is growing on large slabs of cork bark laid horizontally in a 8-inch wooden basket. The basket is hung outside under 50 percent shade cloth. The plant is fertilize all year round.
	Bulb. othonis	Yes	Public	This makes a nice specimen plant. On this bloom, the plant has 35 spikes of flowers.	The plant is growing in a wooden basket with New Zealand sphagnum moss as the media. The plant is watered almost daily and fertilized once per week with Michigan State University formula fertilize... Read more
	Bulb. rothschildianum 'A-doribil' FCC AOS	Yes	Public	This is a division of 'A-doribil' which was obtained from Tropical Orchid Farm on Maui. The plant has two inflorescences, each with six flowers. The larger flowers have a natural spread of 12 cm ... Read more	The plant is growing in a plastic web basket with New Zealand sphagnum moss as the media. The plant is hung in the open under 70 percent shade cloth. It is watered 2-3 times per week and fertiliz... Read more
	Bulb. Sunshine Queen	Yes	Public	I have had this plant for more than 10 years. The plant is a prolific bloomer but unfortunately the flowers last for only a couple of days. Makes a nice specimen plant.	The plant is growing in a wooden basket with New Zealand Sphagnum moss as the media. The plant has engulfed the basket and formed a ball. It is hung under 50% shade cloth. It is watered almost d... Read more
	Bulb. Wilmar Galaxy Star	Yes	Public	A very easy grower that blooms 2-3 times per year.	The plant is kept under shady conditions and likes to be kept damp.
	C. Bactia 'Fireball' 4N	Yes	Public	This is a tetrapoid (4N) variety of C. Bactia. The flowers have a very heavy substance. The petals are rounder than most varieties of this hybrid. There is a dark streak in the center of the pet... Read more	The plant is growing in a 6-inch clay pot with New Zealand sphagnum moss as the media. The plant is watered twice a week and fertilized weekly. The plant is growing in the shade house under 50 pe... Read more
	C. harrisoniana 'Volcano Queen' AM AOS	Yes	Public	Very nice rose pink colored flower. Flowers are firm, well presented and last for a couple of weeks.	This plant is grown in orchid bark in a wood basket. The plant is hung under 50% shade. The plant is watered daily.
	C. harrisoniana 'Volcano Queen'	Yes	Public	5 flowers on 1 spike; measures 4 inches across; very firm substance; some fragrance; growing in an 8-inch plastic basket with bark as the media. Plant purchased many years ago from Akatsuka Orchid... Read more	Grown in the open under 50 percent shade cloth in an 8-inch plastic basket with bark as the media.
	C. Irene's Circle	Yes	Public	This is a hybrid made by Roy Tokunaga of H&R Nurseries in Waimanalo, Oahu, Hawaii. One of the parents is Cattleya Circle of Life. The flowers are light pink measuring a little less than 4 inches ... Read more	The plant is growing in a 4-inch clay pot with New Zealand sphagnum moss as the media. The plant is grown outside under 50% shade cloth. It is watered 2-3 times per week and fertilized weekly usi... Read more
	Chz. Hsinying Pink Doll 'Hsinying' AM AOS	Yes	Public	Formerly called Potinara (Pot.) Hsinying Pink Doll 'Hsinying'. I've bloomed this plant several times before. This is the first time it has bloomed with seven large flowers on one upright inflores... Read more	Grown in a 5-inch plastic pot with orchid bark as the media. The plant is grown under 50% shade cloth. It is watered 1-2 times per week and fertilized weekly with MSU formula fertilizer.
	Coel. rochussenii 'Waki' CCM HOS	Yes	Public	The plant has 18 pendulously hanging inflorescences with 794 flowers and 60 buds. The longest inflorescence is 32 inches long. The flowers closes (sleeps) at night and opens back up during daylig... Read more	The plant is growing in a 10-inch square wooden basket and hung in the open under 70 percent shade cloth. The plant is watered almost daily and fertilized once per week with Michigan State Univers... Read more
	Cse. sulphurea 'Waterfield'	Yes	Public		The plant is growing in a wooden basket. It is hung under 50% shade and watered 2-3 times per week. I purchased a small piece of this plant more than 20 years ago from Norman Mizuno of Haiku Maui... Read more
	Css. retisquama	Yes	Public	My Css. retisquama or commonly called Css. rubra is in full bloom. This is a very old plant which started off as a cutting from the late Wilbur Chang in Hawaii.	Hung in the open under 50% shade cloth. Watered every other day and fertilized monthly.
	Ctna. Why Not 'Makana Ke Akua' AM HOS	Yes	Public	This is the rare yellow form of the Ctna. Why Not. This is a cutting from the original plant of Makana Ke Akua (means Gift of God in Hawaiian) given to me by the late Richard Takafuji of Orchid Ce... Read more	Grown outside under 50 percent shade cloth. The plant is growing in a plastic basket with orchid bark as the media.
	Ctna. Why Not 'Pam Waki' CCM HOS	Yes	Public	A rare yellow form of Ctna. Why Not which usually has red petals and sepals. This is one of the seedlings from the selfing of the yellow Ctna. Why Not 'Makana Ke Akua' owned by the late Richard Ta... Read more	This plant is growing in a 6-inch plastic basket with bark as the media. The plant is hung in the open under 55 percent shade cloth. The plant is water 2-3 times per week and fertilized weekly wi... Read more
	Ddc. cobbianum	Yes	Public	Plant is growing in a 4-inch wood slat basket. The flowers are very fragrant.	The plant is hung in the open under 70 percent shade cloth. It is watered twice per week.
	Ddc. convallariiforme	Yes	Public	The plant is growing in a 6-inch wooden basket with bark as the media. This species is found in the Philippines. The plant is more than 15 years old.	The plant is hung in the open under 50% shade cloth. It is watered 3 times per week and fertilized monthly.
	Ddc. filiforme	Yes	Public	My chain orchid is in bloom.	The plant is growing in a 4-inch plastic basket with New Zealand Sphagnum moss as the media. The plant is grown in the open under 50 percent shade cloth.
	Den. Ekapol 'Panda'	Yes	Public	This is a very attractive Dendrobium. It has other popular varieties called 'Big Panda' and 'Little Panda'.	The plant is growing in a 4-inch plastic pot with orchid bark as the media. The plant is grown outside under 50% shade cloth. It is watered 2-3 times per week and fertilized weekly with Michigan ... Read more
	Den. Enobi Purple 'Splash' CCM HOS, AM HOS	Yes	Public	This was a difficult plant to get a few years ago. It is now readily available as the plant has been mericloned many times. Even with mericlones, not all plants have flowers with splash. Some bl... Read more	The plant is growing in a 6-inch plastic pot with orchid bark as the media. It is growing in the open under 55 percent shade cloth. It is watered 1-2 times per week and fertilized weekly with Mic... Read more
	Den. faciferum	Yes	Public	Very eye-catching bright orange flowers. The plant is very compact. The tallest stalk is 18 inches tall.	This plant consistently blooms every year. Most of the flowers bloom on the old stalks. The plant is growing in a 6-inch plastic basket and is grown outside under 60 percent shade cloth. I grew ... Read more
	Den. faciferum	Yes	Public	This is a very attractive and eye catching plant when in full bloom. The small orange flowers form clusters that traverse the old canes. This is one plant that you do not cut off the old canes. ... Read more	The plant is growing in a 6-inch plastic basket that is hung in the open under 60% shade cloth. The plant is watered 2-3 times per week and fertilized weekly with Michigan State University formula... Read more
	Den. Hawaiian Spectacular 'Mauna Kea' AM HOS, CCM HOS	Yes	Public	This is probably the oldest plant in my collection of orchids. The plant is more than 25 years old. It is a hybrid of Den. Peter Smithers and Den. infundibulum made by William Kirch and registere... Read more	The plant is growing in a 6-inch clay pot with New Zealand sphagnum moss as the media. The plant is kept outside under 55% shade cloth. It is watered 2-3 times per week and fertilized weekly with... Read more
	Den. munificum	Yes	Public	Label says Inobulbon munificum. Very dependable bloomer.	Growing in a 8-inch plastic basket with bark as the media. Plant is hung in the open under 50 percent shade cloth.
	Den. Ruth Chun's Gemini	Yes	Public	This is a very eye-catching Dendrobium with the distinct picotee edging on the sepals and petals. This hybrid is prone to bud dropping. It is very difficult to get a spray of flowers without one ... Read more	The plant is growing in a 6-inch cement pot with bark as the media. The plant is growing in the open under 55 percent shade cloth. It is watered 1-2 times per week and fertilized weekly with Mich... Read more
	Epi. difforme	Yes	Public	This is a seedling from the selfing of Epi. difforme 'Natural World'. The chartreuse colored flowers are very fragrant. The plant has ten stems of flowers.	The plant is grown outside under 70% shade cloth. The growing area has a cool breeze flowing through most of the daylight hours. The plant is watered at least once every two days.
	Epi. schomburgkii	Yes	Public	This is a plant that I obtained last year from Leonard Gines of Oregon. This plant is blooming for me for the first time. The plant itself is about 30 inches tall. The flowers are very long last... Read more	The plant is potted in a 6-inch plastic pot with orchid bark as the media. It is grown outside under 50% shade cloth.
	Epi. tomlinsonianum	Yes	Public	This is a very unusual epidendrum. I obtained this Jamaican species from H&R Nurseries in Waimanalo, Hawaii.	The plant is growing in a 4-inch plastic pot with orchid bark as the media. The plant is grown outside under 50% shade cloth.
	Fdk. After Dark var. SVO Black Pearl FCC AOS	Yes	Public	One of the few times that I had this many flowers bloom on this plant. Also, the black flowers are not the easiest to photograph.	The plant is growing in New Zealand Sphagnum Moss and hung in the open under 50 percent shade cloth.
	Gra. stapeliiflora var. Waki CCM HOS	Yes	Public		The plant is hung in the open under 50 percent shade cloth. It is watered and fertilize once per week.
	Gra. stapeliiflora 'Waki' CCM HOS	Yes	Public	The plant received a Certificate of Cultural Merit by the Honolulu Orchid Society judges at the Aiea Orchid Show in June 2019.	This plant is growing in a 10-inch plastic pot and hung under 50% shade cloth.
	Lc. Dinard 'Blue Heaven' AM AOS	Yes	Public	Probably one of the nicest blues in my collection. Plant is not the easiest to grow.	The plant is growing in a 5-inch plastic pot with orchid bark as the media. It is grown under 50% shade cloth; watered 1-2 times per week; fertilized weekly.
	Lip. grossa 'Waki' CCM HOS	Yes	Public	This plant was recently given a cultural award (Certificate of Cultural Merit) by the Honolulu Orchid Society. The plant has 23 inflorescences. It is growing in a 6-inch plastic basket with orchi... Read more	The plant is grown in the open and hung under 50% shade cloth. It is watered 3-4 times per week and fertilized twice per month with Michigan State formula fertilier.
	Max. tenuifolia	Yes	Public	This Maxillaria makes an excellent specimen plant. The plant gives off a lot of keikis. The flowers have a strong coconut fragrance.	The plant is growing in a 6-inch plastic web basket with New Zealand Sphagnum Moss as the media. The plant is hung in the open under 50 percent shade cloth.
	Milt. spectabilis var. moreliana 'Goliath' CCM HOS	Yes	Public	A warm weather growing Miltonia. Makes a good specimen plant. Had a large specimen plant that received a Certificate of Cultural Merit in August 2014. The plant had 37 flowers and 1 bud when awa... Read more	This plant grows well in New Zealand sphagnum moss as the media. The plant likes to be kept damp and kept in a shady area of the shade house.
	Pec. sagarikii	Yes	Public	I cannot take credit for blooming this outstanding orchid specie from Thailand. I received this plant already in bloom from Roy Tokunaga of H&R Nurseries. Roy warned me that this plant is very di... Read more	My challenge will be to keep this plant alive. I will keep it damp in a shady area. I will use rain water to water the plant.
	Phal. bellina 'Pam' AM HOS	Yes	Public	This plant displayed at the Honolulu Orchid Society Show held in October 2019. The plant was awarded an Award of Merit (AM) by the HOS Judges. It had four flowers in bloom at that time.	The plant is growing in a 5-inch plastic pot with New Zealand sphagnum moss as the media. The plant is grown under 70 shade and watered 2-3 times per week.
	Phal. I-Hsin Super Star	Yes	Public	A mericlone from Taiwan. Very attractive. Beautifully presented. Flowers measure 4 inches across.	Growing in a 5-inch plastic pot with New Zealand Sphagnum Moss as the media.
	Pthia. insectifera	Yes	Public	Very small, unusual flowers that blooms on a plant that looks very similar to a Trichoglottis.	The plant is growing in a 4-inch basket with New Zealand sphagnum moss as the media. The plant is hung in a shady area and watered 2-3 times per week.
	Rlc. Blanche Aisaka 'Yuki' FCC AOS	Yes	Public	This hybrid was made by Francis Aisaka, a very popular and well known orchid grower in Hawaii. I personally knew Francis and learned a lot from him about growing orchids. He lived with his wife B... Read more	The plant is in a 6-inch plastic pot with orchid bark as the media. It is grown in the open under 50% shade cloth.
	Rlc. Donna Kimura var. Asa	Yes	Public	A very nice white Cattleya.
	Rlc. Marsha T. Tsuruda 'Volcano Queen'	Yes	Public	This is a mericlone from Akatsuka Orchid Gardens. The flowers with a dark lavender flaring in the petals have a very sweet fragrance. The flowers measure 6 inches horizontally.	The plant is growing in a 5-inch plastic pot with orchid bark as the media. The plant is grown outside under 50% shade cloth.
	Rlc. Saint Catherine's Creek 'Kasai'	Yes	Public	A mericlone with 3 flowers measuring 5 inches across horizontally. Flowers have a very slight fragrance.	Plant is growing in a 6-inch plastic pot with orchid bark as the media. The plant is grown outside under 50% shade cloth. The plant is fertilized weekly with Michigan State University formula fer... Read more
	Rlc. Volcano Island 'Volcano Queen'	Yes	Public	This is the first bloom for this mericlone plant. The plant is one of the plants from a flask purchased from Akatsuka Orchid Gardens on the island of Hawaii. The flower has a very sweet fragrance.	The plant is growing in a 4-inch plastic pot with orchid bark as the media. The plant is grown outside under 60% shade cloth. It is watered 2-3 times per week and fertilized weekly with Michigan ... Read more
	Rlc. Williette Wong 'The Best' AM AOS, AM HOS	Yes	Public	A cattleya that should be in everyone's collection. Blooms with 2-3 flowers usually in June. Very frequent winner of best yellow cattleya trophy at Shows. Flowers present themselves well with so... Read more	Grown in orchid bark mix under 50% shade cloth. Robust grower. Prone to black rot.
	Rlc. Yen Corona var. Green Genie	Yes	Public	Very attractive flowers. Markings on the flowers can vary depending on growing conditions. Compact grower.	Grown in orchid bark mix.
	Rrm. Bravo var. Nalo Beauty	Yes	Public	One of the earlier hybrids made by Gavin Yamada of Puanani Orchids. Blooms with a nice head of flowers.	Grown in the open under 50 percent shade cloth.
	Rrm. Cover Up 'Pam' AM HOS	Yes	Public	This plant received an Award of Merit from the Honolulu Orchid Society Judging Panel on March 19, 2022.	The plant is growing in a web basket with Orchiata bark as the media. The plant is hung in the open under 50 percent shade cloth.
	Rrm. Love Bird 'Pucky' CR HOS	Yes	Public	Very robust grower. Many from this cross are keepers.	Planted in bark. Growing in the open under 50 percent shade cloth.
	Rrm. Nalo Dancer	Yes	Public	One of the nicest reds that I have in my Tolumnia collection. The labellum measures 1-1/4" across. The flowers are on a long (26 inches) spike.	The plant is in a 2-inch clay pot with bark as the media. The plant is grown outside under 70 percent shade cloth. It is watered daily during the warm Summer days; every other day during the cool... Read more
	Rrm. Pixie Delight	Yes	Public		Plant is mounted and hung outside under 50 percent shade cloth. The plant is watered daily in the mornings and allowed to dry before nightfall.
	Rrm. Spunky	Yes	Public	This is in the Tolumnia category. The plant is compact.	This plant is growing in a 2-inch clay pot with orchid bark as the media. The plant is watered daily. It is grown outside under 50 percent shade cloth.
	Rth. Yellow Bouquet 'Pam' CR HOS	Yes	Public	This plant with ten flowers and four buds on two inflorescences was awarded a Certificate of Recognition (CR) by the Honolulu Orchid Society Judges in February 2020. The flowers had a natural hori... Read more	The plant is grown in a 5-inch plastic pot with orchid bark as the media. It is grown under 50% shade cloth. The plant is watered twice per week and fertilized weekly.
	Sbk. robusta	Yes	Public	The flowers have been in bloom for almost a month when this photo was taken. This is a first bloom for the plant.	The plant is growing in a 4-inch plastic basket inserted into a 6-inch plastic pot. The media is medium size orchid bark. The plant is hung under 60% shade cloth and watered 3-4 times per week.
	Slc. Dream Weaver 'Pam' AM HOS	Yes	Public	This is a miniature Cattleya with flowers measuring about 3 inches wide. This Cattleya was bred by Roy Tokunaga of H&R Nurseries. The plant received an Award of Merit from the Honolulu Orchid Soc... Read more	The plant was growing in a 2-inch clay pot with New Zealand sphagnum moss as the media when it was awarded in 2007. It has since been repotted into a 3-inch clay pot with sphagnum moss as the medi... Read more