Description

Blanket Flower (Gaillardia pulchella) delivers nonstop color with its daisy-like blooms featuring concentric rings of fiery red, yellow and orange from spring through fall. In Florida, plant in full sun and lean, well-drained soil—once established, it tolerates drought and poor soils with ease. Deadhead regularly to sustain blooms and thin crowded clumps to boost air circulation. Use gaillardia in sunny mixed borders, pollinator gardens or naturalistic “meadow” plantings alongside salvias and ornamental grasses for cheerful, wildlife-friendly landscapes.