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Blanket Flower

Add dazzling color to perennial or butterfly gardens with these vibrant flowers. Ideal at garden's edge and beautiful planted with coreopsis, yarrow or perennial salvia. Trim attractive seed heads periodically to make room for new flowers, but leave a few to go to seed, to ensure this sometimes short-lived plant will become a long-term presence in the garden. Prefers a sunny location with rich, well-drained soil.

Companion Plants

Marigold

Purple Fountain Grass

Salvia

Plant Details

  • Common name

    Blanket Flower

  • Botanical name

    Gaillardia x grandiflora

  • Variety

    na

  • Zone

    USDA Zone 2 (-50°F) to USDA Zone 10 (30°F).

  • Light

    Sun

  • Height

    8-24" (20-61 cm)

  • Habit

    Mounded

  • Feed

    Use all-purpose

  • Water

    Weekly during dry spells.

  • Bloom Color

    Red

  • Bloom Time

    Spring-fall

  • Maintenance

    Remove spent blooms