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 ラ grandiflora. Gaillardia mesa bright bicolour is a brightly coloured blanket flower in two tone red and yellow blooms. The plant grows from about 15 to a maximum height of 3 feet. The hybrid name grandiflora means large flowered. The plant earned its botanical name from eighteenth century french magistrate m.
Available from thompson morgan gardening direct. Genus name honors gaillard de charentonneau a french magistrate and patron of botany. If you re looking for a perennial with a long season of bloom blanket flower gaillardia x grandiflora is a great choice. 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.
Gaillardia mesa red has beautiful red blooms. There are over two dozen species in the gaillardia genus and most are native to some area of north america. However some authorities suggest that the name blanket flower was originally in reference to the habit of wild species plants to form colonies which blanketed the ground. Blooming from early summer into fall the daisy like flowers provide continuous color in the garden or containers.
The daisy like flowers are produced from early summer to early fall in shades of orange red and yellow adding sizzle to the garden and attracting nectar seeking butterflies. Gaillardia ɡeɪˈlɑːrdiə common name blanket flower is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family asteraceae native to north and south america. It was named after maître gaillard de charentonneau an 18th century french magistrate who was an enthusiastic botanist. Gaillardia also known as blanket flower is an easy to grow short lived perennial with richly colored daisy like flowers.
The flowers seemed to remind people of brightly colored native american blankets and many started calling them indian blanket flower.