Botanical Name: Gaillardia grandiflora
Common Name: Blanket flower
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape spreading clump of blue-green foliage with daisy-like flowers held high above leaves
Height 2' - 3'
Spread 2' - 3'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil needs good drainage
Hardiness hardy - all zones
 
Morphology:
Leaves spatulate to lanceolate, pinnately lobed, 4"-6" long, to 1" wide, rough-textured on upper and lower surfaces
Flowers daisy-like heads, 2"-3" across with red centers, yellow or orange ray flowers
Fruit small achenes
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
excellent source of warm season color; used in perennial borders for orange, yellow or red color, attractive foliage; good in dry warm beds
 
Landscape Care:
Watering takes average watering - tolerates drought
Fertilizing balanced fertilizer in spring
Pruning remove dead flowers - divide in fall if clump becomes too large
Pests/Diseases root rot in poorly drained areas
Special Conditions/Other developed from N. American wildflower species
 
Origin: Hybrid
Family: Compositae

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