If you can buy seeds online or in a store, why would anyone want to save seeds from their garden? Would they even grow? Indian blanket flower (Gaillardia) seed head ready for harvesting. Oregon State ...

After our relatively wet spring and early summer, blanketflowers (Gaillardia aristata) have burst into bloom in mountain meadows, where they attract legions of bees, butterflies, moths and spiders.

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 nurseries in the ...

New Orleans area gardeners have long grown gaillardias. I remember evaluating several cultivars at the New Orleans Botanical Garden back in the 1980s. Over the years, plant breeders have continued to ...

May is a fantastic time to add plants to flower beds and containers for bright flowering displays. While many gardeners will head to the garden center to pick up some ready-to-go plants, the most cost ...

Think of gaillardia as the Buddy Holly or Kurt Cobain of the garden. Despite a tragically short life, it makes a huge impact. The National Garden Bureau, a nonprofit group whose mission is “to improve ...

While not a leading star on the ornamental stage, gaillardia can comfortably fill the supporting actor role in your garden. This at times short-lived perennial produces daisy-like flowers that come in ...

1. Plants are frequently attacked by consumers that reduce seed numbers. However, our ability to predict whether seed loss results in parallel changes in future recruitment or plant abundance remains ...

A blanket of flowers sounds idyllic to me. Colorful, welcoming, a graceful adornment; good descriptors of gaillardia pulchella, otherwise known as Indian Blanket Flower. These flowers in bold colors ...