 Wildflower CombinationA small Merwilla plumbea mixes with Yellow Stars, Hypoxis species, and white flowering Ornithogalum juncifolium. |  Scarlet and MauveThe popular mauve Scabiosa is seen at its best here against a backdrop of scarlet Diascia hybrids. |  A Wild Flower GardenYellow Verge Helichrysum, H. ruderale in the foreground; one of the many purple-flowering vygies centre, with Polygala fruticosa in the background. |  Planted by wildlifeThis wild Helichrysum and Plectranthus hadiensis are bird planted and bring such joy as the spring rains arrive. |  Pelargonium reniforme and DelospermaThe 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 DelospermaThis 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 & ScabiosaYellow buttons of the Cotula provide lower level cover in this hot sun bed. |  Gazania & GeraniumBright yellow enhances the warm mauves in this groundcover pairing. |  Cineraria & Ursinia sericeaSilver-grey leaves of the daisy, Ursinia, calm the acid yellows of Cineraria. |  Geranium incanum, Scabiosa & FeliciaSoft colour and slim stems that move with the slightest breeze create an entrancing cameo. |  Pink Scabiosa & DiasciaShades of bright pink spice up a spring and summer garden. |  Pelargonium and GazaniaA 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 & ScabiosSoftly moving flower stems of the wildflowers add an ethereal texture to the solidness of the succulent Plectranthus. |  Syncolostemon & DyschoristeSyncolostemon and blue/ purple Dyschoriste thunbergiflora mingle softly in the autumn garden. |  Helichrysum and PelargoniumSoftly scented leaves and gentle colour in this intermingling display for hot sun. |  Pink and grey-greenDark 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 incisaA delicious water wise mix for the wildlfower garden. |  Blue and silver for a cool designBlue 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 shadeAsystasia gangetica and blue flowering Commelina. |  Hot, dry sun comboGazania rigens and Aeolanthus parviflorus |  A shady comboAsystasia gangetica clambers over Plectranthus zuluensis, with Setaria megaphylla adding grassy texture. A combination for large gardens only. |  Damp sunSenecio speciosus, Thunbergia atriplicifolia & Aloe chabaudii. This aloe will happily grow in damper soils that most other aloe species. |  Geranium incanum and Cotula sericeaThere is little to beat the evergreen combination of yellow and mauve as shown by these intermingling groundcovers. |  Watsonia & Dierama spring bulbsWatsonia and Dierama are natural companions in a wildflower garden |  Purple broom and Hairy BallsPolygala virgata and Gomphocarpus physocarpus self-seed and add continuous delight through the year. |  Diascia and Mysotis speciesDiascia barberae and the blue Forget-me-not, Mysotis, add delightful colour in the late summer and autumn gardens. |  Cineraria saxifraga and Selago speciPurple 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 pectinatThis water wise combination of xcarlet buttons of Kleinia fulgens and yellow daisy discs of Euryops pectinatus add a spicy look to the winter garden. |
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