Design
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BOTANICALS
• Calathea burle-marxii/C. cylindrica 'Green
Ice'
('Green Ice' Calathea)
• Anthurium andraeanum 'Tropic
Ice' (obake Anthurium)
• Anthurium andraeanum 'Midori'
(flamingo lily, tailflower)
• Anthurium andraeanum 'I'iwi',
unfurled (flamingo lily, tailflower)
• Anthurium x amnicola 'Maggie
Inouye', unfurled
(tulip Anthurium)
• Anemone coronaria 'Marianne
Panda' (windflower, poppy
Anemone, lily-of-the-field)
• Tulipa spp. (tulip)
• Curculigo capitulata/Molineria
capitulata
(palm grass, whale back)
• Thaumatophyllum Xanadu (Xanadu philodendron, Winterbourn
philodendron, lacy tree philodendron)
• Microsorum musifolium/Polypodium musifolium 'Crocodyllus
'
(crocodile fern, alligator fern)
• Salix sachalinensis/S. udensis 'Sekka'
(Japanese fantail willow)
• Ficus
spp., roots (fig)
S
ue Tabbal-Yamaguchi, AIFD, CFD, EMC, owner of Su-V
Expressions in Honolulu, Hawaii for more than 25 years,
specializes in f loral décor for weddings and corporate
events. She is known for her spectacular tropical-
nouveau designs—artfully blending tropical blooms (Calathea
and Anthurium, in this arrangement) with temperate f lowers
(Anemone and tulips).
Floral design by Sue Tabbal-Yamaguchi, AIFD, CFD, EMC
Photos by Brandon Yamaguchi
tropical
NOUVEAU DRIFTWOOD
For the base for this
distinctive tropical-
nouveau composition,
Tabbal-Yamaguchi
builds a versatile (and
rentable) driftwood
structure that can be
used over and over, to
create myriad unique
designs for virtually any
occasion or home or
office environment. The
options are as endless
as your imagination!
