Women's shoes is Mexico. Head down the
cosmetics aisle and you're in Central America. And handbags?
That's Brazil.
Floranova, this year's Macy's-Bachman's flower show, cuts
a wide swath through the downtown department store and the
Southern Hemisphere, drawing energy and inspiration from
all things Latin.
Tucked in among the store's regular merchandise are whimsical,
larger-than-life sculptures that set the stage for islands
of plants in a tropical punch of colors.
"We weren't working with a color theme," said
Dale Bachman, president of Bachman's. "We were working
with a colorful theme: bright, bold and big."
Although the show highlights exotics -- massive bromeliads,
stark coral trees, gorgeous orchids -- closer-to-home plants
have a place, too. There are mass plantings of azaleas,
rhododendrons, daffodils and hyacinths, for that flower
show fragrance.
Rose fans should check out the Ecuadorean roses on 42-inch
stems as well as the Polar Joy hardy tree rose (perched
atop the Clarins counter). Curiosity-seekers can search
for one of the meat-eating pitcher plants (hint: look high
and low). And chocoholics won't want to miss the chocolate
tree with its promising seed pods (outside the Louis Vuitton
boutique).
You can take in the show on your way to grab lunch or take
a tour led by Hennepin County master gardeners (11 a.m.,
1 and 2 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays). Master gardeners
also will staff a plant information booth to answer general
gardening questions from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays through
Sundays.
This must mean that spring is coming.
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