How to Grow & Care for Blanket Flower (Gaillardia) - The Spruce
WEBJul 19, 2024 · Blanket flower, also known as gaillardia, is an easy-to-grow, short-lived wildflower with richly colored, daisy-like blooms. These fast-growing plants mature to 24 inches tall with a 20-inch spread. This garden favorite puts out large showy blossoms in shades of orange, red, yellow, white, purple, and peach throughout the warm season.
How to Grow and Care for Gaillardia (Blanket Flowers)
WEBJan 23, 2019 · Gaillardia is also known commonly as “blanket flower,” a reference to the bright and vivid colors reminiscent of the traditional textile patterns of certain groups of Native Americans. The plant earned its botanical name from eighteenth-century French magistrate M. Gaillard de Charentonneau.
Gaillardia - How to Grow Gorgeous Blanket Flower - Garden Design
WEBFor easy long-lasting color in the garden, few plants rival blanket flower. Gaillardia is a sun-loving prairie native with daisy-like flowers that needs little care once established, rewarding with months of continuous bloom from late spring to fall.
How to Grow Gaillardia - BBC Gardeners World Magazine
WEBSep 23, 2021 · Gaillardia is one of the showiest of all border plants, bearing huge, daisy-type flowers in vivid shades of yellow, red, and orange. Most gaillardias are hardy perennials but there are a few annual varieties. Single-flowered types are attractive to …
Gaillardia Guide: How to Grow & Care for “Blanket Flowers”
WEBAug 17, 2023 · Gaillardia is a genus that contains between 25 and 30 stunning species of annual, biennial, and perennial flowering plants. These flowers are growing in a wide range of habitats, such as grasslands, valleys, open …
Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) - Gardenia
WEBKnown for their vibrant colors and ability to withstand drought, Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) is a short-lived perennial that displays spectacular, daisy-like, red and yellow bicolored flowers.
Gaillardia Plant Growing & Care Guide for Gardeners
WEBOct 19, 2023 · Plant Characteristics: Gaillardia are vibrant and long-blooming. Their stunning red, orange, and yellow tones make them a showstopper in any garden. Ideal Growing Conditions: Locate in areas with thrive full sun and a well-drained soil. Tolerant of heat and drought, making them ideal for warmer climates.
How To Care For The Blanket Flower: Growing The Gaillardia Daisy
WEBGaillardia Flowers [Blanket Flower] long flowering perennial, daisy-like, richly colored flowers, once established, drought and heat-tolerant.
Gaillardia - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
WEBGaillardia or the blanket flower genus is a group of short-lived perennial plants in the Asteraceae (daisy) family native to North and South America including North Carolina. The plant was named after Maître Gaillard de Charentonneau, an enthusiastic botanist in …
A Guide to Planting Gaillardia - Professional Gardening Tips
WEBJan 22, 2024 · A small genus of annuals and perennials, natives of America, with a long flowering period, useful for cutting flowers. Somewhat untidy in habit, the long stalks fall about in wind and rain. Gaillardias need some twiggy stakes to help to keep the flowers clean and in full view. Annual species cultivated.