Red Ginger, Bleeding Hearts and Red Ti

Arrangement # 108

I thought I have successfully utilise the beauty of the red ti ( cordyline terminalis) leaves in the above display.

For one thing,the leaves when wrapped around the flower stems or stalks of the red ginger ( alpinia purpurata) and the bleeding hearts (  clerodendrum thomsonae) makes the presentation neat especially through the transparent glass container or vase.

Secondly, the top end section of the sword-like leaves when bent add an interesting feature and artistry to the show.

Here the bleeding hearts flowers, the just recently plucked ones appearing more whitish than the slightly aged ones in mild red colours, breaks the symmetry of the display in a refreshing sort of way.

The height of the compositon is achieved by the exotic tiered formation of the red ginger's petals which I think provides much zest and appeal to the whole show.

All the Reds, please stand up!.....for that's the title of today's composition.

Monsterous Passion

Arrangement#33

This arrangement is a variation from the previous one. A fresh spray of bleeding hearts flowers , four buds of Bignonia , a wild pineapple fruit and the very young bracts of the banana taken from its core are served on the leaf of the Monstera species. It appears that since the composition is served on the monstera leaf... I am tempted to call this display....a Monsterous Passion.

Passionately Wild

Arrangement #32

A miniature fruit of a dwarf wild pineapple species is placed in the center of four white bracts from the core of a banana flower spike. A tiny spray of bleeding hearts flowers is added to invoke passion. Served on an exotic leaf, the tip of a red bract is introduced to accentuate the exquisiteness of the composition. A rare show of passion gone wild...gets me obsessed with naming the composition......Passionately Wild.

Bleeding Hearts

Arrangement # 17

The yellow bamboo culm ( stem) still fascinates me and this late afternoon I decided to cut its top section diagonally. I was thinking of the best candidate to fill up the empty bamboo vessel. While passing by the side of my chalet I saw a group of bleeding hearts flowers ( Clerondendron thomsonae) customarily lowering its sprays in late afternoon sun. "That's my candidate", my heart sang out. To enhance the emotion of heart felt passion I thought two bracts of red lipstick heliconia ( Heliconia stricta) will help accentuate and yet harmonise with the general emotional intensity of the composition. I thought the best title for the composition would be...yes, for sure....Bleeding Hearts.