Blanket Flower Gaillardia Aristata
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.
Blanket flower gaillardia aristata. The blanket flowers add some hot spice to the garden sporting their rich brightly flamed coloured blooms. These surround disk flowers which are the same color as the base of the petals. Gaillardia aristata is a perennial wildflower up to 27 6 inches 70 cm tall with lance shaped leaves near the base and several erect naked stems holding the flowers. Each flower head has a center of brownish or reddish purple disc florets and a fringe of ray florets which are up to 1 2 inches 3 cm long and yellow to reddish with dark bases.
This selection blooms profusely even in the first year forming a low compact mound. Gaillardia mesa bright bicolour is a brightly coloured blanket flower in two tone red and yellow blooms. L48 n can n great blanket flower is an erect 2 4 ft. A long lived western native gaillardia aristata great blanket flower is an erect perennial wildflower boasting daisy like flower heads 3 in.
1 220 010 blanket flowers are valuable for their very long season of bloom. The binomial name of the blanket flower is gaillardia aristata. Available from thompson morgan gardening direct. There are over two dozen species in the gaillardia genus and most are native to some area of north america.
Blanket flowers in the garden gaillardia aristata is a resilient wildflower often used in roadside plantings for its ease of naturalizing and care. The blanket flowers are related to asters daisies and the sunflower family. The inch long petals have yellow 3 toothed tips and dark red bases. Gaillardia mesa red has beautiful red blooms.
Cultivars goblin burgundy wheels and arizona sun drop seeds for more of the growing blanket flowers and are parented by g. The plant earned its botanical name from eighteenth century french magistrate m. The flowers seemed to remind people of brightly colored native american blankets and many started calling them indian blanket flower. Plant with clasping dandelion like leaves.
The gaillardia flower has very vibrant and bold colors in red yellow and orange with a blanket like quilted look from which it gets its common name. Blooming from late spring to fall the flowers provide continuous color in the garden or containers. Gaillardia also known as blanket flower is an easy to grow short lived perennial with richly colored daisy like flowers. The plant grows from about 15 to a maximum height of 3 feet.
Across 7 cm with a red center disk surrounded by red rays with yellow tips.