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Common
name: "Blanket Flower"
Latin name: Gaillardia
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Zone: 3
- 8
Elevation to: 8500'
Growth habit: Spreading
Max height: 6" - 8"
Spread: 6"
Flowers: Yes, June - August
Flower type: Daisy like
Native to area: Yes,
Gaillardia aristata
Available varieties: 12+
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Pictured: Blanket
Flower
Galardia
'Baby Cole' |
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Perennial
Cultivation:
Plant Blanket Flowers in full sun in fertile well drained soil. Gaillardia 'Baby
Cole' tolerates most soil types. Space new container grown plants
6" - 8" apart. Blanket Flower is drought tolerant and heat resistant.
Dead head in late September.
Blanket Flowers are excellent for cutting and
attracting Butterflies.. A good
for perennial container planting.
Propagation:
Plant Blanket Flower seed directly in the ground after danger of hard frost has
passed. The plants should flower during their first season. For
faster growth purchase
pre-started plants from your local garden center. Once established,
plants may be divided in spring.
Potential pests ~ diseases: Powdery mildew. |
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