Blanket Flower
Location
Native Plants
Gaillardia pulchella
- Common Name: Blanket Flower
- Scientific Name: Gaillardia pulchella
- Family Name: Asteraceae
- Origin: North America
- Width: 2’ to 3’
- Growth: Moderate
- Zone: 3 to 11
- Light Needs: Full sun
- Salt Tolerance: Good
- Soil/PH/Texture: Medium Texture. Soil, acidic, alkaline, sand, loam
- Soil Moisture: Well drained soil
- Drought Tolerance: High
- Pests/Diseases: None
- Growing Conditions: Suitable for growing along the beaches right on the dunes, gaillardia does best in light, very well-drained soils in full sun locations, enduring heat, sandy soil, and drought extremely well.
- Characteristics: Used as ground cover, in containers, and as mass plantings. Summer fall flowering.
- Propagation: by seeds or root division in early spring
- Wildlife: Attracts butterflies.
- Facts: A showy annual wildflower boasts daisy like flower heads 2” across with a brownish red center. Blooms late spring to fall.
- Designer Considerations: Use in containers, as cut flowers, for accents, and mass plantings.
