GAILLARDIA SEEDS aka Blanket Flower
Gaillardia aristata aka G. grandiflora
Easy to grow in moist or dry soils - Exceptionally long bloom season - Attracts
butterflies - Resists deer - Combines beautifully in sunny borders with
Caryopteris, Coreopsis, Gayfeather, Salvia, Stokesia, and Yarrow
A 2011 All-America Selections Winner. Golden-yellow edges circle apricot centers. More subtle than its flashier kin, Arizona Apricot is quite beautiful, and easy to blend with other perennials. Widely adapted, it blooms all summer of the first season, and continues until frost. Winter hardy to zone 2.
Hot mahogany-red 3-4 inch flowers edged in bright yellow. Dwarf, growing only 12 inches tall. Extremely heavy blooming, starting 1 month earlier than other gaillardias and will continue until frost. An All-America Selections winner. Winter hardy to zone 3.
Large rosy-red, 4 inch flowers tipped in yellow, on dwarf heavy blooming 12 inch plants. Early to bloom, flowers first appear in late spring and continue until frost. A 2010 All-America Selections Winner. Winter hardy to zone 3.
Extra-large golden flowers with amber-red centers. Robust plants bloom continuously, from late spring, through early autumn. Grows 30-36 inches tall. Winter Hardy to zone 3.
This is an absolutely dazzling mix of some of the best gaillardia colors available. The plants grow 2-3 feet tall and bloom continuously throughout the summer and fall. Easy to grow from seed and quick to come into bloom. Heat and drought tolerant. Winter hardy to zone 2.
Produces large and showy yellow and maroon flowers on tough, easy to grow 2-3 foot plants. Heat and drought tolerant. Easy to start from seed. Winter hardy to zone 2.
Beautiful yellow and maroon flowers on dwarf, compact 1 foot plants. Good at the front of borders or in containers. Incredibly heavy blooming and easy to grow. Winter hardy to zone 2.
These tough and easy to grow 2-3 foot plants produce large solid burgundy flowers over a long summer and fall season. Heavy blooming, heat and drought tolerant. Winter hardy to zone 2.
The first hybrid gaillardia, Mesa Yellow is especially vigorous, well-branched and early blooming. The 3 inch intense yellow non-fading flowers appear the first year and cover the neat, uniform 18 inch plants. Easy to grow, it is both heat and drought tolerant. A 2010 All American Selections Winner.
NEW FOR 2012Gold with a red band. The amount of gold in the petals will vary according to growing conditions, however the flowers will always display more yellow tones than other bicolor gaillardias. Tolerates drought, blooms will not fade even in hottest climates. Neat, branching, heavy blooming plants grow to 16-18 inches tall. Blooms the first year. Winter hardy to zone 5.
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The huge 4 inch blooms have mango-orange petals with peach tips. Grows to 2 feet tall. Tokajer is an outstanding, rarely offered selection. Winter hardy to zone 2.
How to Plant GAILLARDIA Seeds
Sow seed in cell packs or flats, press into soil and barely cover. Light aids germination. Kept at
70° F., germination is in
14-21 days. Can direct sow into prepared seed beds, in groups of 3-4
seeds spaced 12-18 inches apart. Thin to the
strongest plant.
Comments: Full sun, tolerates drought, heavier bloom with moderate water. Thrives in heat,
excellent cut-flower, blooms first year, often self-sows. Deer resistant, attracts bees and butterflies.
Easy to grow from seed.
