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Genus Gaillardia (Blanket flower)

Gaillardia Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun' Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of www.ProvenWinners.com
gay-LARD-ee-ah Common Name: Blanket flower
This genus contains 30 species of annuals, biennials, and perennials from the prairies and hills of North and South America. They are grown for their abundant, brightly colored, daisy-like flowers on long stems. Some species are short-lived, but they bloom the first year from seed. Grow in a border or cutting garden.
 Noteworthy characteristics: Long blooming, colorful flowers. Tolerate heat and drought. Good cut flowers.
 Care: Blanket flowers need full sun and well-drained soil. They tolerate poor soil. Deadhead regularly.
 Propagation: Sow annuals where they are to grow in late spring or early summer, or start annual and perennial seeds indoors at 55-64°F in early spring. Divide perennials in spring or start from root cuttings in winter.
 Problems: Watch for slugs and snails, as well as downy mildew, rust, powdery mildew, white smut, bacterial leaf spots, and Septoria leaf smut.

Species, varieties and cultivars for genus Gaillardia

Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun' Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun'
(Blanket flower) (3 user reviews)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This 2005 All-America Selections® winner is a cultivar of our native blanket flower. It covers itself in large reddish flowers with yellow edges up to a month earlier than other gaillardia. Growing to just about a foot tall and wide, it is beautiful at the front of a border.
Gaillardia pulchella Gaillardia pulchella
(Blanket flower, Indian blanket) (2 user reviews)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Blanket flower is a bushy annual that produces red or yellow (or red and yellow) flowers over a long season. The blooms are daisy-shaped with a dark purple central disk. Growing to about 18 inches tall, this native of central and southern U.S. and Mexico is nice in a meadow, cut flower garden, border, or rock garden.