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Blanket Flower
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Gaillardia aristata
Amber Wheels
This fun new selection of Blanket Flower
has large, golden yellow flowers with fringed petals and
a prominent amber-red center. They add flair to cut
flower bouquets and provide continuous color in the
landscape all summer long. Butterflies are highly
attracted to its bright colors.
This perennial stands
between 2 and 3 feet tall when it's in bloom, so it should
be planted towards the rear of the flower border. For a
great combination, plant lower growing perennials such as
purple Bellflowers and Euphorbia 'Bonfire' in front of your
Gaillardia 'Amber Wheels'.
Gaillardia requires little
care once it is established. It is heat tolerant and
actually prefers to be grown in poorer soils. It gets its
name from the manner in which it used to blanket North
American prairies with their blooms. Gaillardia can still be
found in fields and along roadsides in the prairie region
and into the Rockies.
Height: 28-32 inches
Width: 24 inches
Zone: 3-10
Zone Map
Exposure: Full Sun/Part Sun
Landscape Uses: Border
Cut, Dried,
Butterfly, Deer
Resistant
Bloom: Yellow shades
Blooms: Summer
Grown in: 3.5" pot
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Gaillardia requires full sun
and well-drained soil in order to prosper. Given too much shade,
the plants tend to flop over. Though they will perform best in
moist soils, they are highly drought tolerant. Do not enrich the
soil with compost or other rich ingredients when planting this
perennial. It does best in poor, loose soils and does not
tolerate heavy clay. Plants may be divided every 2-3 years in
either spring or fall and are also easily grown from seed.
Deadheading spent blooms will prolong the bloom time.
Soil Condition: Sandy,
Loamy, Well drained, Neutral ph, ph adaptable
Environmental: Drought
tolerant
Pests: aphids, beetles,
borers, leaf hoppers, mites, thrips, wireworms
Diseases: leaf spot,
powdery mildews, root rot, rust, viruses
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