Heliconia 'sassy pink'

The heliconia sassy pink variety is my choice today. This variety grows abundantly in my garden of which I can making cuttings on daily basis. My special liking about it lies in its pastel pink bracts looking like lobsters claws, its pendulous dark pink to red stem and creamy white flowers with green tips. For this presentation I remove some bracts to expose its true flowers which are less significant than its showy bracts.

Below are variations of a common theme, the sassy pink against a seasoned piece of drift wood.

Arrangement # 107

(in three variations)

The long pendulous stem is very versatile and does not seem to break under pressure. Here it winds to a loop.

In the above example, the terminal bracts points downwards at 6 oclock.

Above, the terminal bracts points at 5 oclock. The rest of the long lobster claws are pointing in various directions, thus making the display more dynamic, eye-catching and dramatic.

When left hanging like a pendulum in its natural state, the sasy pink heliconia looks beautiful and majestic.

However when arranged in diverse angles, it displays much drama, excitement and surprises. Therefore I an inclined to name the above compositions as....Sassy Movements.

Banana bracts for flower display

Been watching the banana inflorescence recently. After a while once the fruits are relatively bigger, the bracts fall off. They curled up and I thought of its use as 'flower boat'. Below are my attempts.

Arrangement # 106

Here a slightly new bract becomes a set for the cut fowers.

A slightly older bract is placed onto the bigger one and is rolled in to so that a heliconia bract can be inserted into it.

Two rolled in bracts placed inside an open bract.

The title of today's composition....Put on the Banana Bracts

To be equal or be fair? Is the question.

Arrangement # 105

How judgemental can you be? Well today, my attention is focussed on three kind of flowers.

On the top echelon are the parrot flowers ( heliconia psittacorum) recognizable by their narrow bracts of orange or pale red colours and one of them above has red flowers with green tips.

The middle rank is occupied by the golden netbush ( pseuderanthemum recticulatum) which have an intricate web of golden veins. But I what I like most about it is the golden yellow colours of its young leaves.

On the lower level is a collection of two fragrant white flowers of the gardenia (gardenia jasminoides) and jasmine ( cape jasmine) respectively.

It is almost impossible to give equal emphasis to everything or every person. I mean, each thing has its own unique qualities and positions or stations . Perhaps the act of allocating ranks is a natural thing in life. Therefore it is no point to give equal treatment. In the final analysis it is the fairness of treatment that counts, especially when it comes to dealing with people or personalities. Probably each according to his or her own needs is the best axiom. Therefore my composition today is called....Above all, Be Fair