The Main Plant entry for Blanket Flowers (Gaillardia)

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General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 12-24 inches
Plant Spread: 12-15 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: blooms repeatedly
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Blanket Flower
  • Indian Blanket

Photo Gallery
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2019-06-17
#pollination
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
Date: 2021-03-20
Location: KYLE
Date: 2019-05-10
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2020-06-02
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
Date: 2021-04-13
Location: charlottetown, pei, canada
Date: 2018-07-05
Location: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2020-05-04
In a neighbor's garden
Location: Kalama, wa
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
Date: 2022-04-29

Gaillardia aristata
Location: Sebastian Inlet State Park, Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2022-08-29
Location: Elizabeth, CO
Date: 2018-09-20
Pollinator getting ready for summers end on the lovely Gaillardia
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2013-11-14
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2017-06-07
Gaillardia x grandiflora
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2017-06-26
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2017-05-15
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-05-31
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida

Gaillardia aristata in the wild
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-05-19
Location: My garden
Date: 2021-01-28
Photo by ajaburkhead
Location: Bethpage, TN
Date: 2017-07-08
Unusual bloom
Location: Chuelles, France
Date: 2014-06-29
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2019-07-21
Wildflower picked in Gause, Texas.
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-06-29
Gaillardia x grandiflora
Photo by PAgirl63
Location: Plano, TX
Location: N. Fl.
Date: 2017-04-10

Date: 2012-09-19
With asters

Date: 2012-09-19
Location: Livingston, TX
The Indian Blanket growing along the roads is just beautiful this
Location: Fairfax VA | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-02
Photo by Samlav
Location: top of Whistler's Mountain (Or something like that), Jasper, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-07
Photo by stilldew
Photo by stilldew
Photo by stilldew
Location: central Illinois
Date: 6-10-13
Location: Gause, Texas
Date: 2020-05-04
Wild form of Red Blanket Flower (amongst Blackeyed Susans) in Cen
Location: Gause, Texas
Date: 2021-05-28
County road & our rural property Central TX covered in these red
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-05-14
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: Jul 12, 2011 12:10 PM
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: Jul 12, 2011 12:09 PM

Credit NPS
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-06-03
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-05-19
Photo by mandolls
Location: Tampa Electric Manatee Viewing Center - Apollo Beach, Florida
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2012-05-12
Photo by tarev
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2017-05-19

Date: 2012-09-19
Location: Winter Park, Colorado
Date: summer 2017
Location: Quad Cities Botanical Garden, Rock Island, Il.
Date: 2012-07-02
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2015-12-20
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-09-03
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-09-03
Location: Gause, Texas
Date: 2020-05-06
Wild form of red blanket flower (never has yellow on petals as ot
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-04-10
Photo by tarev
Photo by SCButtercup
Location: central Illinois
Date: 6-3-11
Location: central Illinois
Date: June 2011

Date: 2012-09-19
Location: Quad Cities Botanical Garden, Rock Island, Il.
Date: 7-1-12
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-05-06
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Comments:
  • Posted by Joy (Kalama, Wa. - Zone 8b) on Sep 23, 2015 3:40 PM concerning plant:
    Will bloom first year from seed.
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Feb 7, 2012 2:30 PM concerning plant:
    Best in poor, loose soils w/ good drainage (no clay).
    Good way to propagate in midsummer - w/ a sharp spade, cut straight down along the side of a clump; new plants form where roots were severed.
Plant Events from our members
piksihk On February 3, 2021 Harvested
seeds; round butterfly bed
piksihk On February 9, 2018 Seeds sown
WG
piksihk On March 15, 2017 Seeds sown
yellow
red (2008)
Palm B. 2011
chelle On November 2, 2014 Harvested
Collected seed from first year, seed started plants.
dragonfetti On April 1, 2015 Seeds germinated
BN container
dragonfetti On March 24, 2015 Seeds germinated
in S container
dragonfetti On March 20, 2015 Seeds sown
BN container
dragonfetti On March 19, 2015 Obtained plant
American Seed .20
dragonfetti On March 12, 2015 Bloomed
One from last year is blooming already.
vbprog From April 18, 2015 to April 20, 2015 Plant emerged
vbprog On April 11, 2015 Seeds sown
UncleWill On April 28, 2019 Bloomed
antsinmypants On July 20, 2022 Bloomed
paleohunter On September 10, 2023 Seeds sown
paleohunter On April 7, 2022 Potted up
paleohunter On September 12, 2021 Seeds sown
paleohunter On May 16, 2021 Seeds sown
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Discussion Threads about this plant
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Bloom ID by Calif_Sue May 23, 2020 8:04 PM 0
Image ID by DaylilySLP Jun 13, 2020 8:10 AM 2

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