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Asteraceae
Great blanket-flower
Gaillardia aristata
Also known as Gaillardia aristata var. foliacea, Common blanket flower, Gaillardia bracteosa, Gaillardia richardsonii
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Blanket Flower · Gaillardia · Perennial · Pollinator · Drought Tolerant · Full Sun · Wildflower · Cottage Garden · Daisy · Native
Great blanket-flower is a tough, sun-loving perennial that produces vibrant red and yellow daisy-like blooms from early summer through fall. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil, tolerating heat and periodic dry conditions once established. Deadhead spent flowers regularly to extend the blooming season and divide clumps every two to three years to maintain vigor.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply at the base until soil is moist to a depth of several inches, then allow to dry completely before watering again · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.9
- Temperature
- -40°F to 105°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Mixed
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alberta, Assam, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil South, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Idaho, India, Italy, Krym, Manitoba, Masachusettes, Minnesota
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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