Grand Champion Cattleya tigrina 'Sebastian Ferrell'
2017 Hilo Orchid Show Awards
By John Jusczak
Plant Awards (trophy)
Grand Champion / Yasuji Takasaki Perpetual Trophy
Cattleya tigrina ‘Sebastian Ferrell’ FCC/AOS Orchid Eros
Reserve Champion / Memory Florence Kodama Perpetual Trophy
Grammatophyllum scriptum var. citrinum Newman’s Nursery
Best in Cattleya Alliance
Cattleya tigrina ‘Sebastian Ferrell’ FCC/AOS Orchid Eros
Best Dendrobium
Dendrobium Enobi Purple Splash Winning Orchids
Best Miltoniopsis / Steve Skoien Perpetual Trophy
Miltoniopsis Andrea West Hilo Orchid Farm
Best Oncidiinae Alliance / Lloyd DeGarmo Perpetual Trophy
Oncidium Pacific Sunrise ‘Hakalau’ Hilo Orchid Farm
Best Paphiopedilum / Rex Van Delden Perpetual Trophy
Paphiopedilum Chiu Hua Dancer Glen Barfield
Best Phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis Yu Pin Middletown ‘Winning’ Shogun Hawaii
Best Vanda Alliance / Bill Normoyl Perpetual Trophy
Rhynchovanda Thai Noi Poppas Orchids
Best Pleurothallis Alliance / Lehua Orchids Perpetual Trophy
Masdevallia Redwing Winning Orchids
Best Slipper Orchid (non-Paph)
Phragmipedium Giganteum ‘Mem. Dorothy Veronica Walker’ Jurahame Leyva
Best Species / Bill Bergstrom Perpetual Trophy
Bulbophyllum lobbii Shelby Smith
Best Specimen Plant / Sandra Song Perpetual Trophy
Cattleya (L.) Pulcherrima forma alba Orchid Eros
Best Miscellaneous Genera
Grammatophyllum scriptum var. citrinum Newman’s Nursery
Most Unusual or Rare / Stan Dinsmore Perpetual Trophy
Acanthophippium mantinianum Leslie Hayes-Cullins
Best Miniature
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Samantha Duncan Orchid Eros
Display Awards
Best Show Display / American Orchid Society Trophy
Hilo Orchid Society
Best Amateur Display / Orchid Digest Trophy
Leslie Hayes-Cullins
Best Table Top Display
Poppas Orchids
Best Small Display
Orchid Growers of Hawaii
Best Medium Display
Hilo Orchid Farm
Best Large Display
Hilo Orchid Society
Best Theme Display
Malika Orchids
Best Educational Display
“The Life Cycle of Nursery-Grown Orchids” Julie Goettsch & Ken Armour
Best Miniature Display
“Monkeying Around the Jeweled Jungle” Julia Hoskins
Plant Divisional Ribbons (1st Place – Blue Ribbons)
1.Cattleya
1.1.Cattleya-like Species: C. (L.) purpurata fma. Flammea ‘Mike’s Magic’, Orchid Eros
1.2.All other Catt Alliance species: L. brigeri, Orchid Eros
1.3.Hybrid, Catt. Alliance
1.3.1.Few flowered
1.3.1.1.(wht) C. (L.) Pulcherrima fma alba ‘Snow White’ HCC/AOS, Orchid Eros
1.3.1.2.(lav, purp) Rlc (Blc) Hawaiian Effect ‘Karen Kimmerle’, Karen Kimmerle
1.3.1.3.(red, or) Rlc (Pot) Walnita Char ‘Plum Red’, Karen Kimmerle
1.3.1.4.(grn, yel) Rlc Karen’s Sunrise ‘Lake View’, Shogun Hawaii
1.3.2.Many flowered (Yam. Queen Adelia x Enc randii), Hawaii Hybrids
2.Phalaenopsis
2.1.Species Phal cornu-cervi (yellow), Malika Orchids
2.2.Std. hybrids
2.2.1.Wht & wcl Phal Sogo Dove x World Class x Sogo Yukidima, Winning Orchids
2.2.2.Pink, lav Phal Yu Pin Middletown ‘Winning’, Shogun Hawaii
2.2.3.Red, yel, grn Phal Fuller Sunset, Lottie & Pete Haspe
2.2.4.Str & spots Phal Jiuhbao Fairy ‘Jiuhbao Angel’, Orchid Growers of Hawaii
2.3.Multifloral hybrids Phal Jihad’s Pink Girl, Josh Black
2.4.Miniature sp & hybrids Phal cornu-cervi (yellow), Malika Orchids
3.Vanda
3.1.Species, Vanda V. coerulea (‘RBL’ x ‘RB2’), George Poppas
3.2.Hybrids, Vanda
3.2.1.Classic V Pachara Delight ‘Pink’
3.2.2.Novelty V Kalapana Delight ‘Sunrise’, Josh Black
3.3.Other vandaceous sp & hyb Rhv Thai Noi, Poppas Orchids
3.4.Miniature sp & hybrids V. ampullacea (red), Poppas Orchids
4.Oncidiinae
4.1.All Oncidiinae species Trichocentrum lanceanum, Malika Orchids
4.2.“Oncidium type” hyb Onc Pacific Sunrise ‘Hakalau’, Hilo Orchid Farm
4.3.“Odont type” hyb Shk (Bllra) Big Shot ‘Hilo Sparkle’, Hilo Orchid Farm
4.4.Oncidiinae intergenerics Bcd (Brsdm) Gilded Tower ‘Mystic Maze’, Mauna Kea Orchids
4.5.Hybrids Miltoniopsis Miltoniopsis Andrea West, Hilo Orchid Farm
4.6.Hybrids Miltonia Brat (Mtssa) Estrelita, Ruth Robison
4.7.Miniature sp & hyb Onc Volcano Midnight ‘Volcano Queen’
5.Dendrobium
5.1.Phal type sp & hyb Den Enobi Purple Splash, Winning Orchids
5.2.Spatulata sp & hyb Den Brown Sugar, Island Sun Orchids
5.3.Latouria sp & hyb
5.4.All other Den Den Paskal Kuning ‘Sheldon’, Carmela Orchids
5.5.Miniature sp & hyb Den lichenastrum, Leslie Hayes-Cullins
6.Slippers
6.1.Phrag sp & hyb Phrag Giganteum ‘Mem. Dorothy Veronica Walker’, Jurahame Leyva
6.2.Paph complex hyb Paph (Valerie Tonkin x Lippewunder), Hilo Orchid Farm
6.3.Parvi & Brachy sp & hyb Paph Black Diamond, Glen Barfield
6.4.Mottled leaf sp & hyb Paph (Hilo Jewel x Hsinying Citron), Hilo Orchid Farm
6.5.Multifloral sp & hyb Paph Chiu Hua Dancer, Glen Barfield
6.6.All other Paph hyb --
6.7.All other Paph sp --
6.8.All other slipper sp & hyb --
6.9.Miniature sp & hyb Paph Chen Samn Snow White, Malika Orchids
7.Pleurothallid
7.1.Species Masd --
7.2.Hyb Masd Masd Redwing, Winning Orchids
7.3.Drac sp & hyb --
7.4.Pleurothallis sp & hyb --
7.5.All other Pleurothallids Scaphosepalum swertifolium ‘Large Pink’, Mary Beth Cohen
7.6.Miniature sp & hyb Scaphosepalum swertifolium ‘Large Pink’, Mary Beth Cohen
8.Misc. Genera (sp & hyb in each section)
8.1.Angcm alliance Ang Lemforde White Beauty, Bill Rawson
8.2.Bulbo alliance Bulb lobbii ‘#3’, Shelby Smith
8.3.Ctsm alliance --
8.4.Coel alliance Coel pandurata, HOS
8.5.Cym alliance Cym (Sleeping Beauty x Valerie Absolonova), Malika Orchids
8.6.Gram alliance Gram scriptum var. citrinum, Newman’s Nursery
8.7.Lyc alliance --
8.8.Max alliance Max tenuifolia ‘Yamada’, Carmela Orchids
8.9.Zygo alliance Galeopetalum Arlene Armour, Malika Orchids
8.10.All other Chilochista viridiflora, Joe Bush (tie)
Schoenorchis gemmata, Glory Kirkland (tie)
8.11.Miniature sp & hyb Schoenorchis gemmata, Glory Kirkland
Note: I have tried to correct terminology above to reflect revisions in taxonomy. The “old” genus will appear in parentheses in those cases.
Grand Champion / Yasuji Takasaki Perpetual Trophy
Cattleya tigrina ‘Sebastian Ferrell’ FCC/AOS Orchid Eros
Reserve Champion / Memory Florence Kodama Perpetual Trophy
Grammatophyllum scriptum var. citrinum Newman’s Nursery
Best in Cattleya Alliance
Cattleya tigrina ‘Sebastian Ferrell’ FCC/AOS Orchid Eros
Best Dendrobium
Dendrobium Enobi Purple Splash Winning Orchids
Best Miltoniopsis / Steve Skoien Perpetual Trophy
Miltoniopsis Andrea West Hilo Orchid Farm
Best Oncidiinae Alliance / Lloyd DeGarmo Perpetual Trophy
Oncidium Pacific Sunrise ‘Hakalau’ Hilo Orchid Farm
Best Paphiopedilum / Rex Van Delden Perpetual Trophy
Paphiopedilum Chiu Hua Dancer Glen Barfield
Best Phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis Yu Pin Middletown ‘Winning’ Shogun Hawaii
Best Vanda Alliance / Bill Normoyl Perpetual Trophy
Rhynchovanda Thai Noi Poppas Orchids
Best Pleurothallis Alliance / Lehua Orchids Perpetual Trophy
Masdevallia Redwing Winning Orchids
Best Slipper Orchid (non-Paph)
Phragmipedium Giganteum ‘Mem. Dorothy Veronica Walker’ Jurahame Leyva
Best Species / Bill Bergstrom Perpetual Trophy
Bulbophyllum lobbii Shelby Smith
Best Specimen Plant / Sandra Song Perpetual Trophy
Cattleya (L.) Pulcherrima forma alba Orchid Eros
Best Miscellaneous Genera
Grammatophyllum scriptum var. citrinum Newman’s Nursery
Most Unusual or Rare / Stan Dinsmore Perpetual Trophy
Acanthophippium mantinianum Leslie Hayes-Cullins
Best Miniature
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Samantha Duncan Orchid Eros
Display Awards
Best Show Display / American Orchid Society Trophy
Hilo Orchid Society
Best Amateur Display / Orchid Digest Trophy
Leslie Hayes-Cullins
Best Table Top Display
Poppas Orchids
Best Small Display
Orchid Growers of Hawaii
Best Medium Display
Hilo Orchid Farm
Best Large Display
Hilo Orchid Society
Best Theme Display
Malika Orchids
Best Educational Display
“The Life Cycle of Nursery-Grown Orchids” Julie Goettsch & Ken Armour
Best Miniature Display
“Monkeying Around the Jeweled Jungle” Julia Hoskins
Plant Divisional Ribbons (1st Place – Blue Ribbons)
1.Cattleya
1.1.Cattleya-like Species: C. (L.) purpurata fma. Flammea ‘Mike’s Magic’, Orchid Eros
1.2.All other Catt Alliance species: L. brigeri, Orchid Eros
1.3.Hybrid, Catt. Alliance
1.3.1.Few flowered
1.3.1.1.(wht) C. (L.) Pulcherrima fma alba ‘Snow White’ HCC/AOS, Orchid Eros
1.3.1.2.(lav, purp) Rlc (Blc) Hawaiian Effect ‘Karen Kimmerle’, Karen Kimmerle
1.3.1.3.(red, or) Rlc (Pot) Walnita Char ‘Plum Red’, Karen Kimmerle
1.3.1.4.(grn, yel) Rlc Karen’s Sunrise ‘Lake View’, Shogun Hawaii
1.3.2.Many flowered (Yam. Queen Adelia x Enc randii), Hawaii Hybrids
- Hybrid, Catt. Alliance, other: Epi (Pacific Tomato x Pacific Padre), Carmela Orchids
2.Phalaenopsis
2.1.Species Phal cornu-cervi (yellow), Malika Orchids
2.2.Std. hybrids
2.2.1.Wht & wcl Phal Sogo Dove x World Class x Sogo Yukidima, Winning Orchids
2.2.2.Pink, lav Phal Yu Pin Middletown ‘Winning’, Shogun Hawaii
2.2.3.Red, yel, grn Phal Fuller Sunset, Lottie & Pete Haspe
2.2.4.Str & spots Phal Jiuhbao Fairy ‘Jiuhbao Angel’, Orchid Growers of Hawaii
2.3.Multifloral hybrids Phal Jihad’s Pink Girl, Josh Black
2.4.Miniature sp & hybrids Phal cornu-cervi (yellow), Malika Orchids
3.Vanda
3.1.Species, Vanda V. coerulea (‘RBL’ x ‘RB2’), George Poppas
3.2.Hybrids, Vanda
3.2.1.Classic V Pachara Delight ‘Pink’
3.2.2.Novelty V Kalapana Delight ‘Sunrise’, Josh Black
3.3.Other vandaceous sp & hyb Rhv Thai Noi, Poppas Orchids
3.4.Miniature sp & hybrids V. ampullacea (red), Poppas Orchids
4.Oncidiinae
4.1.All Oncidiinae species Trichocentrum lanceanum, Malika Orchids
4.2.“Oncidium type” hyb Onc Pacific Sunrise ‘Hakalau’, Hilo Orchid Farm
4.3.“Odont type” hyb Shk (Bllra) Big Shot ‘Hilo Sparkle’, Hilo Orchid Farm
4.4.Oncidiinae intergenerics Bcd (Brsdm) Gilded Tower ‘Mystic Maze’, Mauna Kea Orchids
4.5.Hybrids Miltoniopsis Miltoniopsis Andrea West, Hilo Orchid Farm
4.6.Hybrids Miltonia Brat (Mtssa) Estrelita, Ruth Robison
4.7.Miniature sp & hyb Onc Volcano Midnight ‘Volcano Queen’
5.Dendrobium
5.1.Phal type sp & hyb Den Enobi Purple Splash, Winning Orchids
5.2.Spatulata sp & hyb Den Brown Sugar, Island Sun Orchids
5.3.Latouria sp & hyb
5.4.All other Den Den Paskal Kuning ‘Sheldon’, Carmela Orchids
5.5.Miniature sp & hyb Den lichenastrum, Leslie Hayes-Cullins
6.Slippers
6.1.Phrag sp & hyb Phrag Giganteum ‘Mem. Dorothy Veronica Walker’, Jurahame Leyva
6.2.Paph complex hyb Paph (Valerie Tonkin x Lippewunder), Hilo Orchid Farm
6.3.Parvi & Brachy sp & hyb Paph Black Diamond, Glen Barfield
6.4.Mottled leaf sp & hyb Paph (Hilo Jewel x Hsinying Citron), Hilo Orchid Farm
6.5.Multifloral sp & hyb Paph Chiu Hua Dancer, Glen Barfield
6.6.All other Paph hyb --
6.7.All other Paph sp --
6.8.All other slipper sp & hyb --
6.9.Miniature sp & hyb Paph Chen Samn Snow White, Malika Orchids
7.Pleurothallid
7.1.Species Masd --
7.2.Hyb Masd Masd Redwing, Winning Orchids
7.3.Drac sp & hyb --
7.4.Pleurothallis sp & hyb --
7.5.All other Pleurothallids Scaphosepalum swertifolium ‘Large Pink’, Mary Beth Cohen
7.6.Miniature sp & hyb Scaphosepalum swertifolium ‘Large Pink’, Mary Beth Cohen
8.Misc. Genera (sp & hyb in each section)
8.1.Angcm alliance Ang Lemforde White Beauty, Bill Rawson
8.2.Bulbo alliance Bulb lobbii ‘#3’, Shelby Smith
8.3.Ctsm alliance --
8.4.Coel alliance Coel pandurata, HOS
8.5.Cym alliance Cym (Sleeping Beauty x Valerie Absolonova), Malika Orchids
8.6.Gram alliance Gram scriptum var. citrinum, Newman’s Nursery
8.7.Lyc alliance --
8.8.Max alliance Max tenuifolia ‘Yamada’, Carmela Orchids
8.9.Zygo alliance Galeopetalum Arlene Armour, Malika Orchids
8.10.All other Chilochista viridiflora, Joe Bush (tie)
Schoenorchis gemmata, Glory Kirkland (tie)
8.11.Miniature sp & hyb Schoenorchis gemmata, Glory Kirkland
Note: I have tried to correct terminology above to reflect revisions in taxonomy. The “old” genus will appear in parentheses in those cases.
