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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 10-15 inches
Plant Spread: 1-2 ft
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Late fall or early winter
Other: Blooms Summer to First Frost
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 15-25
Depth to plant seed: 1/8" (3 mm)
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Beetles
Bees
Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Gaillardia
  • Blanket Flower
  • Indian Blanket
  • Firewheel

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Courtesy Outsidepride
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Butterfly garden
Date: 2012-08-16
Location: Butterfly garden
Date: 2012-08-16
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