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Grassland / Wildflower Meadows

Watsonia-pillansii Designed Meadows Spikes of fire-orange Watsonia pillansii are spectacular en-masse.
Wildflower bed Scabiosa and Helichrysum dasyanthum add colourful flowers to a wildflower bed.	Melinis	Designed Meadow Two grassland flowers, Bulbine abyssinica and Gerbera ambigua, make a charming picture.	Tiny but effective grassland garden Another 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 meadow Hilliardiella 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 colour For great impact, plant in generous drifts. Butterflies and bees prefer to visit where there are plenty of flowers on offer.	Add specials like orchids These grassland candles pop up for a short time amongst the grasses and flowering Helichrysum in natural grasslands.	Blond grasses for texture	Polygala and Scabiosa Tall, slender Purple Broom is a year-round bloomer offering plentiful room for flowering fields of Scabiosa and others.	Scabiosa, Geranium and Ursinia	Relaxed meadow design Scented Pelargoniums mix well with yellow flowering Cotula and pale lilac Scabiosa	Cotula and Geranium incanum	Hilliardiella and Dimorphotheca	Whites look stunning in the evening Felicia, Scabiosa and grey Helichrysum	Scabiosa and Geranium incanum	Polygala virgata The 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 meadows Selago corymbosa & Pelargonium	Hot pink grassland flowers Scabiosa and Diascia	Hot summer colour Chrysocoma coma-aurea & Pelargonium	Mid-height groundcovers Chrysocoma coma-aurea and Felicia	Tall, slender mixes Salvia and Hebenstretia	IMG_6522	Geranium incanum This is a spectacular plant to create large wildflower meadows.	Melinis and Crassula vaginata	Gerbera ambigua and Aloe chabaudii	Aristea and Bulbine latifolia Companions for an average to damp grassland bed	Natural grassland outcrop Watsonia and vernonias light up a stony hill.	IMG_3503	Place flowering clumps around rocks Rocks provide warmth, are landing sites for many pollinators, and help soils retain moisture for flowering forbs.	Melinis grasses Place these red-top grasses to catch the early morning or evening sunlight.	Group plants in drifts.	Grassland meadow: Grasses and Forbs Helichrysum species and slender grass fronds.	Daisy family Rocks provide habitat for small flowering plants, as well as animals.	Natural Grasslands Gorgous grey felt leaves and cream flowers of Helichrysum appendiculatum.	Designed Meadows My 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 Helichrysum The 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 Meadows Quiet, subtle beauty; blue Aristea ecklonii fronts a silver mass of Hilliardiela aristata. Wild grasses provide a neutral backdrop to this goreous pairing.	Wild grassland meadows Shades of yellow: Helichrysum and Berkheya.	Natural Grassland Meadows Looking through the umbrella-like flower heads.	This family of grassland forbs easil This family of grassland forbs easily adapts to urban gardens providing food for insects.	Natural grasslands Long slim flower and grass stems bend and dip with the wind, an attribute prized by garden designers.	Grasses catch the evening sun Aristida mixed with Kalanchoe longifolia	Grassland mosaic Include small mosaics to mimic a natural grassland design.	Natural Grasslands Themedia 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 meadow Mix and match flowers without including wild grasses for a delightful flower meadow effect.	Natural Meadow/ Grasslands Berkheya- Hilliardiella hirsuta and Berkheya speciosus.	A-grassland Pink (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

Gerbera ambigua and Helichrysum

The 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.