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Name: Blanket Flower
Type: Gaillardia aristata
Description:
Rich scarlet petals ringed in gold! Native to North America, the Blanket Flower quickly spreading over any space. Daisy-like and drought-resistant, it tolerates a wide variety of soils.
Rich scarlet petals ringed in gold! Native to North America, the Blanket Flower quickly spreading over any space. Daisy-like and drought-resistant, it tolerates a wide variety of soils.
Location: Yellow/Orange
Sun Level: Full sun
Bloom Time: Summer thru Fall
Height: 24 in.
Spread: 20 in.
Care:
An easy-to-grow, short-lived perennial with richly colored, daisy-like flowers and attract butterflies as well as small birds, like weed-eating finches. The plant forms a slowly spreading mound. Plant in full sun. Deadheading will encouraged continuous blooms.
An easy-to-grow, short-lived perennial with richly colored, daisy-like flowers and attract butterflies as well as small birds, like weed-eating finches. The plant forms a slowly spreading mound. Plant in full sun. Deadheading will encouraged continuous blooms.
Propagation:
Sow them in the spring, but they won't flower the first year. Get a head start by sowing in late summer and protecting the young plants over the winter. Since the plants can be short-lived and hybrids don't grow true from self-seeding, it is best to divide the plants every two to three years in the spring or fall to try to keep them going.
Sow them in the spring, but they won't flower the first year. Get a head start by sowing in late summer and protecting the young plants over the winter. Since the plants can be short-lived and hybrids don't grow true from self-seeding, it is best to divide the plants every two to three years in the spring or fall to try to keep them going.
Diseases:
Susceptible to aster yellows, a virus-like disease that can stunt their growth and cause the flowers to be green
Susceptible to aster yellows, a virus-like disease that can stunt their growth and cause the flowers to be green