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.

Summer is the time to savor the moment as the blooms of many annual and perennial flowers are peaking, even if that means you can add another chore to the list — deadheading is a must to keep ...

Gaillardias, also called blanket flowers, are north American natives. Some garden authors have written about how these flowers growing wild create deep velvet-red carpets in Nebraskan pastures ...

Sometimes called blanket flower, gaillardia comes in a range of warm hues that evoke hot summer days and Southwestern vistas — yellows, golds, oranges and reds.

The LSU AgCenter will soon trumpet the newest additions to the Louisiana Super Plant list, and professor Allen Owings of the Hammond Research Station says they should be available in ...

On top of their visual appeal, the bright, cheery blossoms of blanket flower are a wonderful food source for pollinators. Come fall, small birds also love to pick seeds off of spent blooms.

Blanket flower (Gaillardia) is another very pollinator-friendly daisy drawn into this unfortunate fashion of doubling blooms. Some new-selection flowers are described as “powder puff,” with ...