Goblin is my favorite gaillardia because of the neat mound that it maintains throughout the summer. Other gaillardias that I've tried tend to grow tall, sprawling flowers that collapse in wind and rain. Goblin is covered with blossoms all summer long.

Gaillardias don't like winter wet, so they tend to be short-lived plants in my clay soil, lasting only a couple of years. They are very drought tolerant and attract bees and butterflies.

Mature seeds look like shuttlecocks. They wintersow and transplant well. They can also be propagated by slicing into the rootball with a sharp knife in several places around the plant. Small plantlets will emerge from the parent plant's roots and can be severed and transplanted when large enough.

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