“NEOTROPICA-Hawaii Tropical Flower & Plant Guide,” is geared to floral designers, wholesalers and retailers; event planners; garden club enthusiasts and fresh flower aficionados.

The softback is illustrated with four-color photos taken on location in Hawaii and offers valuable info on product nomenclature, availability and seasonality.With a pictorial catalog format, the guide is organized into “cut” and “plant” products and by commodity groups.

Readers will find 180 varieties of orchids, 120 anthuriums, 108 assorted tropicals, 90 proteas, 90 types of foliage, 36 green plants, 20 bromeliads and a dozen leis.

“NEOTROPICA” also includes curiosities, such as ficus roots, and cecropea.

In addition to being sold at upcoming floral design workshops, “NEOTROPICA” will be available at hitomi-art.com and hawaiisflowers.com