2024年12月13日 · Blanket flower, also known as gaillardia, is an easy-to-grow, short-lived wildflower with richly colored, daisy-like blooms. These fast-growing plants mature to 24 inches tall with a 20-inch spread. This garden favorite puts out large showy blossoms in shades of orange, red, yellow, white, purple, and peach throughout the warm season.

Gaillardia / ɡ eɪ ˈ l ɑːr d i ə / [3] (common name blanket flower) [4] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to North and South America. It was named after Maître Gaillard de Charentonneau, [5] [6] an 18th-century French magistrate who was an enthusiastic botanist.

2019年1月23日 · 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. The plant earned its botanical name from eighteenth-century French magistrate M. Gaillard de Charentonneau.

2023年8月17日 · Gaillardias bloom profusely and are wonderful additions to every garden, big or small. These flowers will bring a warm dash of colour to cottage gardens, cutting gardens, rocky or sandy gardens, butterfly gardens, and perennial borders. Moreover, they look absolutely gorgeous in pots and taller varieties can make for great cut flowers.

Gaillardia, commonly known as Blanket Flower, is a genus native to North and South America, with a prominent presence in the plains and Western regions of the United States. Most blanket flowers admired in our gardens are hybrids resulting from a cross between Gaillardia pulchella (annual) and Gaillardia aristata (perennial).

2021年9月23日 · Gaillardia is one of the showiest of all border plants, bearing huge, daisy-type flowers in vivid shades of yellow, red, and orange. Most gaillardias are hardy perennials but there are a few annual varieties. Single-flowered types are attractive to pollinators.

2023年10月19日 · Flowers: Summer and autumn. Flower Details: Yellow, orange, brown, red/violet. Daisy-like ray and disc florets. Fragrant. Foliage: Lanceolate. Grey-green. Sow Outside: Surface. Following last frost; annuals can also be sown in autumn in warm climates. Spacing 12 to 16 inches (30 to 40 cm).

This sun-loving prairie native with daisy-like flowers needs little care once established, rewarding with months of continuous bloom from late spring to fall. The common name is derived from the bright flower patterns that resemble blankets woven by American Indians, and refers to wild colonies that blanket the ground.

2022年9月26日 · Gaillardia also referred to as blanket flower, is a common perennial flower seen around the world. Blanket flowers love the warm weather, and can tolerate heat and frequent periods of drought. Bees and other pollinators love them, and they can add quite a color contrast in your landscape or wildflower garden.

2018年8月6日 · Gaillardia is a pretty perennial plant that has an extended bloom time to give you loads of color all season long. If you like daisies, you will love to grow gaillardia. This hardy perennial is native to both North and South America. It is from the sunflower family (asteraceae) although it only grows to two feet tall.