Magenta Strawflower

This color combination is so outrageous to me, so bright and opposite! In fact, these colors are close to being true "complimentary" colors. A complimentary color has an opposite color on a color wheel, and though they are as far apart as possible from one another in terms of colors, this also makes them a very agreeable pair. Here is a picture of a color wheel, and you will see that the flower above has colors which are not opposites but very close! Color Wheel with Complimentary Pairings

More about this flower from From Wiki:
Strawflowers are easy to grow both from seeds and from cuttings, although named cultivars will only grow true from cuttings. Plants benefit from pruning of old growth in winter to allow for new growth in spring. Dead-heading, or pruning off old flower heads, promotes the production of more flowers. Fresh seed germinates in 3 to 20 days and requires no special treatment. Strawflowers can be grown in large pots or window boxes, and is a good pioneer plant in the garden until other plants become more established. Lower growing cultivars are suitable for hanging baskets and border plantings. The flowers attract butterflies to the garden. Dried flowers are long lasting—up to some years—and are used in floral arrangements and the cut flower industry. More robust longer stemmed forms are used for commercial cut flowers. The main factor limiting lifespan of dried flowers is the wilting of stems, so flowers are sometimes wired into arrangements. Immersing flowers in glycerol or polyethylene glycol also lengthens lifespan.