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Tropical Bloom is green before it is anything else. A tall eremurus spike rises straight out of the centre in acid green, two lime anthuriums open below it, and two enormous alocasia leaves, dark and sharply veined, fold across the front of the arrangement like held hands.
The tropical stems are used precisely rather than generously. A single bird of paradise, from southern Africa, opens orange at the left. One heliconia, from the tropical Americas, hangs red and yellow at the centre, its stacked bracts unmistakable. Two pink ice protea sit either side, dense and scaled, an ancient-looking flower that has changed very little in millions of years and reads as tough rather than pretty.
Around them, copper oncidium orchid sprays in warm rust, white nerine opens in fine spidery clusters, and two green sunflowers with dark centres sit low and slightly hidden. One purple allium globe floats on a bare stem at the right, entirely out of place and clearly on purpose. Yellow craspedia clusters at the top, and a dried cattail leans in from the left.
A white phalaenopsis orchid trails almost to the table on the lower left, and a broad banana leaf cuts diagonally behind. Wrapped in pale blue with an orange spotted overlay, it is an arrangement for people who want the tropics without the cliché. It suits events, openings, hospitality settings and gifting with a design sensibility.
Anthurium, heliconia and bird of paradise are all exceptionally long-lived and will hold for three weeks or more with nothing but fresh water. Protea holds almost indefinitely and dries in place without losing its shape. The alocasia leaves and the dried cattail need no attention. Only the nerine and the orchid have a shorter life, and both can be replaced individually. This is among the longest-lasting arrangements in the range and rewards being kept rather than replaced.
Tropical Bloom is composed for confident, design-led settings:
Tropical Bloom is composed with these confirmed floral components:
Anthurium, Eremurus, Bird of Paradise, Protea, Heliconia, Allium, Craspedia, Nerine, Oncidium orchid, Phalaenopsis orchid, Alocasia leaf, Banana leaf.
Final stem counts and supporting seasonal accents may vary slightly with market availability.
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Keep this arrangement somewhere cool and out of direct sun, as its tropical anchors — anthurium, heliconia and bird of paradise — hold up best away from heat while the tulips and gerberas wilt quickly in a warm spot. The woody stems of the protea need a clean diagonal cut and a deep drink to draw water up their dense fibres, and the hydrangea benefits from a full vase since it takes in moisture through its petals as much as its stem. Gerbera stems are the most fragile here, so support them upright and keep the water shallow and clean to stop them bending or rotting at the base. Pull the hydrangea and tulips as they tire and the orchid, protea and anthurium will carry the composition on for another week.
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