General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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Life cycle: |
Annual
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Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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Water Preferences: |
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
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Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
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Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 11
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Plant Height: |
14 inches - 24 inches |
Plant Spread: |
12 inches |
Flowers: |
Showy
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Flower Color: |
Orange
Red
Yellow
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Bloom Size: |
1"-2"
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Flower Time: |
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
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Suitable Locations: |
Xeriscapic
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Uses: |
Medicinal Herb
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
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Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
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Resistances: |
Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
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Propagation: Seeds: |
Depth to plant seed: 1/8" (3 mm)
Sow in situ
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Propagation: Other methods: |
Division
Other: Seed Volunteers
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Pollinators: |
Beetles
Bees
Various insects
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Miscellaneous: |
Tolerates poor soil
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- Blanket Flower
- Indian Blanket
- Firewheel
- Accepted: Gaillardia pulchella
- Synonym: Gaillardia pulchella var. picta
Posted by
plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Sep 13, 2011 9:22 AM concerning plant:
Gaillardia is a North America native found from Virginia to Florida and westward to Colorado and New Mexico. The plant forms 12"-24" tall clumps with soft hairy divided leaves. The flowers can be single, double or semidouble and appear on long stems held above the foliage. Blanket Flower is considered an annual but will readily reseed. It likes hot, sunny areas, is salt tolerant, and blooms throughout the summer. Deadheading will prolong flowering.
Posted by
imabirdnut (North Texas - Zone 7b) on Aug 16, 2012 9:48 PM concerning plant:
Grows as annual in North Texas. Self seeds in meadow setting. Great butterfly nectar plant!!!
Posted by
Mindy03 (Delta KY) on May 3, 2012 4:53 PM concerning plant:
Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees.
Posted by
robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Apr 16, 2013 7:10 PM concerning plant:
Oklahoma's state wildflower.
Posted by
KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jun 23, 2020 11:23 AM concerning plant:
Frequent along roadsides in the Southwest, these wildflowers stand like hundreds of showy Fourth of July pinwheels at the top of slender stalks. Varieties are popular in cultivation, for they tolerate heat and dryness.
Plant Events from our members
lovesblooms |
On April 20, 2015 |
Seeds germinated |
lovesblooms |
On January 29, 2015 |
Seeds sown winter sown |
WebTucker |
On March 29, 2023 |
Bloomed |
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