Gaillardia aristata 'Oranges & Lemons' PP17092 (15) Quarts
Common Name: Blanket Flower
Zones 6 to 10.
Full Sun.
Mature height is 22 to 26 inches, 12 to 18 inches wide.
Easy to care for herbaceous perennial requires little care once established.
Large, peachy orange flowers have yellow tips and a gold central cone. The blue-green foliage enhances this warm coloring and round, chartreuse seed heads extend the interest after the flowers are spent. Plants bloom from early summer into fall, and provide continuous color in containers. Deadhead occasionally will help produce flowers all summer.
From early summer, butterflies may blanket the striking three-colored flowers which resemble the colors commonly found in Indian blankets. But, they get their name from how they use to blanket North America prairies with their blooms. This native cultivar can still be found in fields, prairies and into the Rockies.
Except for heavy clay, Gaillardia will grow in average to poor, well-drained soils; and tolerates dry soils and drought, once established. However, they will perform best in moist organic well-drained soils, but we recommend limited enrichment of the soil with compost or ingredients.
Attributes: Border plants, Container, Cut flower, Dried flower, Heat tolerant, Drought Tolerant, Mass Planting, Salt Tolerant. Great in rock gardens, it attracts butterflies and is deer resistant. |
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