 Wildflower bedScabiosa and Helichrysum dasyanthum add colourful flowers to a wildflower bed. |  Melinis |  Designed MeadowTwo grassland flowers, Bulbine abyssinica and Gerbera ambigua, make a charming picture. |  Tiny but effective grassland gardenAnother view of Hilliardiella pinifolia (= Vernonia capensis), sliver leaves of Hilliardiella aristata (= Vernonia natalensis). The stem of an old Aloe ferox can be seen against the stone wall. |  Grassland meadowHilliardiella species, Senecio speciosus, Dierama and Melinis grasses. A lone aloe adds texture and winter interest. This small patch feeds birds and insects. |  Plant large drifts of colourFor great impact, plant in generous drifts. Butterflies and bees prefer to visit where there are plenty of flowers on offer. |  Add specials like orchidsThese grassland candles pop up for a short time amongst the grasses and flowering Helichrysum in natural grasslands. |  Blond grasses for texture |  Polygala and ScabiosaTall, slender Purple Broom is a year-round bloomer offering plentiful room for flowering fields of Scabiosa and others. |  Scabiosa, Geranium and Ursinia |  Relaxed meadow designScented Pelargoniums mix well with yellow flowering Cotula and pale lilac Scabiosa |  Cotula and Geranium incanum |  Hilliardiella and Dimorphotheca |  Whites look stunning in the eveningFelicia, Scabiosa and grey Helichrysum |  Scabiosa and Geranium incanum |  Polygala virgataThe Purple Broom adds the dimension of heights and provides spaces beneath for a mix of perennial and groundcovers. |  Scabiosa and Dimorphotheca |  Designed grassland or fynbos meadowsSelago corymbosa & Pelargonium |  Hot pink grassland flowersScabiosa and Diascia |  Hot summer colourChrysocoma coma-aurea & Pelargonium |  Mid-height groundcoversChrysocoma coma-aurea and Felicia |  Tall, slender mixesSalvia and Hebenstretia |  IMG_6522 |  Geranium incanumThis is a spectacular plant to create large wildflower meadows. |  Melinis and Crassula vaginata |  Gerbera ambigua and Aloe chabaudii |  Aristea and Bulbine latifoliaCompanions for an average to damp grassland bed |  Natural grassland outcropWatsonia and vernonias light up a stony hill. |  IMG_3503 |  Place flowering clumps around rocksRocks provide warmth, are landing sites for many pollinators, and help soils retain moisture for flowering forbs. |  Melinis grassesPlace these red-top grasses to catch the early morning or evening sunlight. |  Group plants in drifts. |  Grassland meadow: Grasses and ForbsHelichrysum species and slender grass fronds. |  Daisy familyRocks provide habitat for small flowering plants, as well as animals. |  Natural GrasslandsGorgous grey felt leaves and cream flowers of Helichrysum appendiculatum. |  Designed MeadowsMy garden was given a helping hand by nature with Helichrysum ruderale seeding prolifically through the sunny beds to create an undesigned pairing with blue Aristea ecklonii. |  Gerbera ambigua and HelichrysumThe Verge Helichrysum, H. ruderale, self-seeds a little too generously, but early on, before they grow too large and tatty, provide energising colour and food to a garden. |  Designed MeadowsQuiet, subtle beauty; blue Aristea ecklonii fronts a silver mass of Hilliardiela aristata. Wild grasses provide a neutral backdrop to this goreous pairing. |  Wild grassland meadowsShades of yellow: Helichrysum and Berkheya. |  Natural Grassland MeadowsLooking through the umbrella-like flower heads. |  This family of grassland forbs easilThis family of grassland forbs easily adapts to urban gardens providing food for insects. |  Natural grasslandsLong slim flower and grass stems bend and dip with the wind, an attribute prized by garden designers. |  Grasses catch the evening sunAristida mixed with Kalanchoe longifolia |  Grassland mosaicInclude small mosaics to mimic a natural grassland design. |  Natural GrasslandsThemedia triandra is a waist-high grass in summer-rainfall grasslands. A lovely tufted grass with pink/ red/ bronze spikelets. Often shorter and purple inland. |  Scabiosa columbaria, Berkheya and Hi |  Grassland |  Geranium-&-Cotula |  Flowering meadowMix and match flowers without including wild grasses for a delightful flower meadow effect. |  Natural Meadow/ Grasslands Berkheya-Hilliardiella hirsuta and Berkheya speciosus. |  A-grasslandPink (fading to white) Helichrysum ecklonis and yellow Berkheya speciosus and Senecio species. |  Dietes bicolor fits around the tall, |  A mix of grasses with Arums and Gerb |
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