Beautifull Osteospermum! I have one the same color but with normal petals, your's is a lot more interesting.
I also planted a Anigozanthus last year but am still waiting for it to bloom. I hope it does, it's suche an interesting plant. I'll try and remember the name of your unknown groundcover (I'm sure I know it...it's very common here in Portugal)

Wow, it's lik summer in your garden. Wait, it is summer in your garden. You've certainly picked some cool flowers to show us!

Carol, May Dreams Gardens

Okay, I've got to find some seeds for that Osteospermum! I've grown other varieties by seed in my garden and they do well. That's gorgeous!

Ah...I can feel warm summer sun on my face just looking at these. I too love the quilled Osteo (but I'm dotty about them all at the best of times). Is Lantana weedy in Australia the way it apparently is in parts of the US? (it's only an annual here in my part of the world, but a favourite).

That African Daisy looks spectacular and it's in my favourite colour too. Love that Aussie Hollyhock with its delicate colouring. Well good on you mate, to make it in time for GBBD!

Love the Osteo too. I haven't seen that one before.

Hi Stuart - Happy Blooming Day to you!

I've seen chrysanthemums with petals like those on the Osteospermum and always thought they were kind of cool. Your flower is in a wonderful color, and I love the flower on that tree mallow.

Our yellow lantana is "resting" right now [if we get too cold or icy that "rest" may be permanent] - it's more of a trailing plant than a shrub, but the blooms aren't solid gold like yours - more of a cream-and-gold-mix.

I just received an email linking to the reason for your double captcha... after reading about the project I don't mind doing it one bit!

Annie at the Transplantable Rose

Not sure if that last comment went on, so I'll repeat just in case.

Love the Osteo too. I haven't seen that one before.

Stuart, thought you might want to know that the two word spam block is very difficult to read sometimes and might be preventing you from receiving comments.

Stuart, your kangaroo paw looks much happier than our poor tortured potted one - but it's an Australian native isn't it? And your mystery ground cover looks like some kind of persicaria to me... It's fun to see summer!

Kris - TOUCHDOWN! How correct you are! Apparently this is Persicaria capitata. Thanks for the direction in finding this one. And, Yes! Anigozanthus is certainly a native of Australia derived from my home state in the West.

Kylee, Yolanda, Jodi, Robin and Annie - I'm glad you enjoyed the Osteospermum (and others). They are just incredible flowers. Thanks for your comments.

That's it, I'm in Love! That Osteospermum is now my new favorite annual. (Well, here in Chicagoland, it's treated as an annual.) Do you think it's available in North America, or must I confine myself to admiring it from afar?

It's fun to see what's blooming in your garden Stuart. I love seeing the Aussie natives like the Kangaroo Paw. I grew that osteo in lilac last summer and loved it! I thought it looked rather alien! It was called 'Lilac Spoon' from 'Proven Winners'. I just discovered recently that mallows, hibiscus and abutilon, etc. are all from the same family, which is explains why your tree mallow looks so much like a hibiscus. Really beautiful!