Frequently I receive comments about my vases being tropical or exotic. Much of this plant material is commonplace in Florida. The above vase, however, seems Uber Tropical to me.
Here is a closer view. The arrangement is a stem of Shell Ginger (Alpinia zerumbet); a sprig of Sweet Almond Bush (Aloysia virgata) and a potential replacement for the umbrella in tropical drinks, a Miniature Pineapple. The Pineapple is a cutting from a friend and I have no idea what botanical name goes with it. I cut it because the varmints in my garden usually eat them at about this size. They are not edible, extremely fibrous I am told, but may be juiced.
Here is the pineapple in the garden:
I am happy I beat the varmints to my little pineapple. They are currently eating the new shoots on all the Bromeliads.
Happy Monday!
The Shrub Queen 
Ooh, I like this one – such style! The soft pink goes well with the silvery, gray-green of the pineapple top and white blooms behind it.
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Thanks, Eliza.
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Stylish AND tropical, and the vase brings out the tones of the blooms brilliantly – thanks for sharing
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Thank you, Cathy.
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Certainly tropical and very stylish in your shiny vase. And pineapples, what fun. What do you have that eats them?
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I think raccoons probably .eat the pineapples, or rabbits. They are really sharp and woody. Have you ever seen the native Caribbean pineapples?
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The Aloysia adds a very graceful note and of course I noticed the tiny pineapple immediately. I’ve repeatedly tried growing lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora) here for the flowers but it never holds up well – I’m about ready to pull my current plant and forget about it.
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Thanks, I would give this one a try. It is holding up very well in a gross place (dry sand, periodically innundated.
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That little pineapple is so cute. I glad you got it first.
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clever to be able to put just the right mix into the neck of a bottle. The pineapple is the perfect addition.
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I love those little pineapples, they dry and I will probably use them for Christmas decorations.
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Yeah, I think they all look rather tropical too. The sweet almond here actually looks a bit less tropical because it resembles Catalina cherry (Santa Catalina Island cherry).
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A friend of mine says he is giving me a pink pineapple plant…if it is like the one in your vase, I’m excited.
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