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Perennial Combinations

Hypoestes aristata & Kniphofia I found this delightful pairing at a coastal nursery. Although Kniphofias thrive in damp soils, they are versatile bulbs equally at home in normal soils. The Ribbon Bush thrives in both dry and damp soils occuring naturall in dry thicket, forest and damp places.
Wildflower Combination A small Merwilla plumbea mixes with Yellow Stars, Hypoxis species, and white flowering Ornithogalum juncifolium.	Scarlet and Mauve The popular mauve Scabiosa is seen at its best here against a backdrop of scarlet Diascia hybrids.	A Wild Flower Garden Yellow Verge Helichrysum, H. ruderale in the foreground; one of the many purple-flowering vygies centre, with Polygala fruticosa in the background.	Planted by wildlife This wild Helichrysum and Plectranthus hadiensis are bird planted and bring such joy as the spring rains arrive.	Pelargonium reniforme and Delosperma The little dark pink flowering Pelargonium is one of the best for home gardens. Lovely textured leaves allow the flowers to grab the attention. I love the contrast of the emeral green and soft peach groundcover in the background.	Geranium incanum and Delosperma This Geranium perennial has soft grey feather-like leaves with small cup-like mauve flowers. It is easy to keep trimmed if needed, but the tightly growing Delosperma won't have a problem holding its own. Both flower for most of October through to May.	Cotula sericea & Scabiosa Yellow buttons of the Cotula provide lower level cover in this hot sun bed.	Gazania & Geranium Bright yellow enhances the warm mauves in this groundcover pairing.	Cineraria & Ursinia sericea Silver-grey leaves of the daisy, Ursinia, calm the acid yellows of Cineraria.	Geranium incanum, Scabiosa & Felicia Soft colour and slim stems that move with the slightest breeze create an entrancing cameo.	Pink Scabiosa & Diascia Shades of bright pink spice up a spring and summer garden.	Pelargonium and Gazania A yellow and pink combo is not to everyones taste but this water wise pairing adds bright charm to a spring and summer border.	Plectranthus, Felicia & Scabios Softly moving flower stems of the wildflowers add an ethereal texture to the solidness of the succulent Plectranthus.	Syncolostemon & Dyschoriste Syncolostemon and blue/ purple Dyschoriste thunbergiflora mingle softly in the autumn garden.	Helichrysum and Pelargonium Softly scented leaves and gentle colour in this intermingling display for hot sun.	Pink and grey-green Dark pink-red plumes of Syncolostemon look spectacular behind a soft mound of green-grey; try the groundcover Helichrysums to get this effect.	Geranium incanum and Scabiosa incisa A delicious water wise mix for the wildlfower garden.	Blue and silver for a cool design Blue Felicia amelloides grows at the feet of silver-leaved Helichrysum petiolare, contained within a pot and trimmed frequently to prevent any wild rooting.	A natural combo for shade Asystasia gangetica and blue flowering Commelina.	Hot, dry sun combo Gazania rigens and Aeolanthus parviflorus	A shady combo Asystasia gangetica clambers over Plectranthus zuluensis, with Setaria megaphylla adding grassy texture. A combination for large gardens only.	Damp sun Senecio speciosus, Thunbergia atriplicifolia & Aloe chabaudii. This aloe will happily grow in damper soils that most other aloe species.	Geranium incanum and Cotula sericea There is little to beat the evergreen combination of yellow and mauve as shown by these intermingling groundcovers.	Watsonia & Dierama spring bulbs Watsonia and Dierama are natural companions in a wildflower garden	Purple broom and Hairy Balls Polygala virgata and Gomphocarpus physocarpus self-seed and add continuous delight through the year.	Diascia and Mysotis species Diascia barberae and the blue Forget-me-not, Mysotis, add delightful colour in the late summer and autumn gardens.	Cineraria saxifraga and Selago speci Purple and yellow is a classic and timeless combination. This pairing works well as neither species overpowers the other. A delightful, unrestrained combination for natural and cottage-style garden design	Kleinia fulgens and Euryops pectinat This water wise combination of xcarlet buttons of Kleinia fulgens and yellow daisy discs of Euryops pectinatus add a spicy look to the winter garden.