Blanket Flower

Gaillardia The Sun Bright golden yellow petals surround the yellowish-orange, button-like center. Since these daisy-like blooms keep on coming from early summer into fall, they provide continuous color in containers and will keep your vases full of fresh blanket flower bouquets all season long. They even attract butterflies! These perennials require little care once established. They are heat tolerant and actually prefer to be grown in poorer soils. They get their name from the manner in which they used to blanket North American prairies with their blooms. They can still be found in fields and along roadsides in the prairie region and into the Rockies.    Height: 15 inches    Width: 15 inches    Zone: 3-10 Zone Map    Exposure: Full Sun/Part Sun    Landscape Uses: Border      Cut, Dried, Butterfly, Deer      Resistant    Bloom: Yellowish-orange    Blooms: Summer    Grown in: 3.5" pot    Cannot ship to: HI/PR    Ships: Now Buy 3 or more & Save! $6.99

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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 ingrediants 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.

Root Form: Fibrous

Soil Condition: Loamy, Well drained, Neutral ph, ph adaptable

Environmental: Drought tolerant

Pests: aphids, leaf miners, root-knot nematodes, scales

Diseases: gray mold blight, leaf spots, mildew, virus, wilt, and rots. Crown rot and Botrytis can be a severe problem.