Westin Philippine Plaza (now Sofitel Philippine Plaza) Flower arrangement of Heliconia wagnerana or Bird-of-Paradise Decoration for the ballroom - banana-like.

Westin Philippine Plaza(now Sofitel Philippine Plaza)

Flower arrangement of Heliconia wagnerana or Bird-of-ParadiseDecoration for the ballroom- banana-like plant to 1.2 m long. Leaves are green, oblong, to 1.8 m long and to 30 cm wide. Inflorescence is erect and sessile; bracts are to 20, overlapping, 2-ranked, deep pink to pale crimson-cream at the base and with greenish edge. Flowers are white with dark green tips.

Makati Shangrila

Vriessea carinata

-A showy herb to 30 cm. leaves are to 20 cm long and 1.5 cm wide, green; scape is obliquely erect. Inflorescence is a flattened spike, longer than the leaves; bracts are deep yellow, to 5cm long.

Makati Shangrila

Makati Shangrila

Makati Shangrila-Focal point- traffic flow-Absorbs pollutants

Makati Shangrila

A bonsai plant in the bathroom

- Decoration- Livens up the

room- A homey feeling

in a luxurious room

Makati Shangrila

Inside the Rizal Ballroom

A potted palm tree

-Gives charm to the room-Can be used to absorb unwanted noise

Makati Shangrila

Artificial potted plant- Accent piece

Makati Shangrila

Floral arrangementAccent pieceNatural scent

Makati Shangrila

Accent pieces on top of dining and console tables .- Can improve air quality

Diamond Hotel

Palmera- Decorative- Fills empty

spaces- Improves air

quality in the room

- Absorbs unwanted noise

Rhapis PalmRhapis excelsa - Suckering and clustering, erect and slender palm to 3m tall. Stem is canelike, to 4cm in diameter densely matted with black coarse fiber. Leaves are palmately divided into linear segment, appearing like a disected palm; petiole to 25cm, stiff or arching and smooth.

Diamond Hotel

Diamond Hotel

Regulates traffic flowEmphasizes the size of the space

Diamond Hotel

New World Hotel, Makati

Lucky Bamboo

Flower arrngement of orchids, anthurium and grass

Anthurium andraeanum-It requires plenty of light but between 10am -5pm-Direct sunlight must be avoided-The min. summer temp. Lies bet. 16 & 20 deg. Celsius. Which means that this plant should be kept indoors throughout the summer either in the living room or in a greenhouse-Constantly moist, the compost must never dry out

New World Hotel, Makati

New World Hotel, Makati

New World Hotel, Makati

New World Hotel, Makati

New World Hotel, Makati

• Wedding decoration

Dusit

Peninsula

Intercontinental

Vivere

Sources• http://www.ambius.com/interior-landscaping/gallery/hospitality/index.ht

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New York: 1976.• Madulid, Domingo. A pictorial cyclopedia of Philippine Ornamental Plants:

Second Edition. Bookmark, Inc. Makati: 1995.• Herwig, Rob. The Good Housekeeping: Encyclopedia of House Plants.

Hearst Books. New York: 1984.