Permanent Botanicals: Tropical Taste
By Kara Cox -- Home Accents Today, 4/1/2006
Exotic floral designs bring the tropics closer to home with vibrant orchids and oversized palms. Simple containers bring a contemporary edge to these foreign species while angular leaves and creative shaping add a sculptural effect. The spicy palette ranges from bold magentas to fiery reds with glossy greenery lending a touch of authenticity to the island-inspired designs.
A two-spike pansy orchid in a bold magenta hue blooms in a bed of lava rocks contained in a clear glass dish by Belle Fleur ($150). eLink 690
Large palm leaves surround a vertical arrange-ment of heliconia and bamboo for a tropical punch in a java brown glazed vase from New Growth Designs ($778). eLink 688
The Mark Abrams Collection from Trees International blends an urban feel with tropical content in the Tenth Street design featuring a split-leaf philodendron, Cymbidium orchids and curled bamboo stems in an etched black glass vase ($99). eLink 687
Three dendrobium stalks hang heavy with spicy-hued blooms bordered by glossy green leaves in a square earth tone planter from Pacific Rim. eLink 548
A green terra cotta planter is covered in reindeer moss to resemble an exotic jungle floor as a base for a cymbidium orchid bud spray and wild protea from Foster's Point ($85). eLink 689
Market Street Floral's Copper Iris bundle is a perfect drop-in to any vase in rich copper and tropical green colors ($130). eLink 646
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