Gaillardia Arizona Sun Blanket Flower

The variety shown is called mesa peach.

Gaillardia arizona sun blanket flower. This selection blooms profusely even in the first year forming a low compact mound. Gaillardia also known as blanket flower is an easy to grow short lived perennial with richly colored daisy like flowers. Commonly known as blanket flower the arizona sun requires little care to produce blooms from summer on into fall. There are over two dozen species in the gaillardia genus and most are native to some area of north america.

Wide 7 cm single flowers with mahogany red rays adorned with a golden yellow ring at their tips. 1 220 010 blanket flowers are valuable for their very long season of bloom. The common name of gaillardia refers to the resemblance to brightly patterned native american blankets hence blanket flower. Blanket flower arizona sun gaillardia aristata arizona sun reminiscent of the desert sun in arizona gaillardia x grandiflora arizona sun blanket flower produces 3 in.

This video shows how to collect gaillardia seeds and what they look like. Gaillardia grandiflora arizona sun has better uniformity and more numerous flowers than older varieties and is a remarkable garden performer. Flowers are large flame orange daisies with golden yellow tips appearing from june into the autumn. We have some pretty c.

Arizona sun blanket flower gaillardia x arizona sun sku 3571 large boldly colored fiery red flowers edged with a ring of vivid yellow on a compact heat and drought tolerant plant. Gaillardia aristata arizona sun blanket flower arizona sun will reach a height of 0 5m and a spread of 0 4m after 1 2 years. Extremely drought and heat tolerant once established. Cultivars goblin burgundy wheels and arizona sun drop seeds for more of the growing blanket flowers and are parented by g.

Gaillardia arizona sun is a low growing perennial plant that produces large flowers that are variations of dark to lighter red with bright yellow edges. The ends of the petals have a torn ruffled appearance. I garden in zone 6b. Blanket flowers in the garden gaillardia aristata is a resilient wildflower often used in roadside plantings for its ease of naturalizing and care.