Blanket Flower Gaillardia Aristata

Gaillardia aristata is a perennial wildflower up to 27 6 inches 70 cm tall with lance shaped leaves near the base and several erect naked stems holding the flowers.

Blanket flower gaillardia aristata. The binomial name of the blanket flower is gaillardia aristata. There are over two dozen species in the gaillardia genus and most are native to some area of north america. Gaillardia mesa bright bicolour is a brightly coloured blanket flower in two tone red and yellow blooms. Cultivars goblin burgundy wheels and arizona sun drop seeds for more of the growing blanket flowers and are parented by g.

Gaillardia mesa red has beautiful red blooms. 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. The flowers seemed to remind people of brightly colored native american blankets and many started calling them indian blanket flower. 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.

Plant with clasping dandelion like leaves. Across 7 cm with a red center disk surrounded by red rays with yellow tips. These surround disk flowers which are the same color as the base of the petals. Blanket flowers in the garden gaillardia aristata is a resilient wildflower often used in roadside plantings for its ease of naturalizing and care.

They belong to the family asteraceae and subfamily asteroideae. This selection blooms profusely even in the first year forming a low compact mound. The fruit is a stout hairy achene up to 0 4. The inch long petals have yellow 3 toothed tips and dark red bases.

The plant earned its botanical name from eighteenth century french magistrate m. A long lived western native gaillardia aristata great blanket flower is an erect perennial wildflower boasting daisy like flower heads 3 in. Gaillardia also known as blanket flower is an easy to grow short lived perennial with richly colored daisy like flowers. Blooming from late spring to fall the flowers provide continuous color in the garden or containers.

1 220 010 blanket flowers are valuable for their very long season of bloom. L48 n can n great blanket flower is an erect 2 4 ft. Each flower head has a center of brownish or reddish purple disc florets and a fringe of ray florets which are up to 1 2 inches 3 cm long and yellow to reddish with dark bases. Available from thompson morgan gardening direct.

The plant grows from about 15 to a maximum height of 3 feet.