Gaillardia pulchella

Gaillardia pulchella
Flower
Family	Asteraceae
Name	Gaillardia pulchella
Common Names	Indian Blanket, Blanket Flower, Firewheel
Featured Plant	December 2007
See also:  Composite Flowers, Culture / Germination   Buy seeds:  Seeds - Annuals, Biennials and Perennials

This low-maintenance hardy perennial from North America produces brilliant coloured flowers with green/purple centres and yellow / scarlet petals. The large flowers are suitable for cutting, lasting for about a week. Dead heading will prolong the flowering season.

Gaillardia is tolerant of salty conditions and will put on a good display even in the light sandy soils along the coast. Wet water logged soils will cause root rot. The spraling nature of the plant makes it suitable as a ground cover, especially for hot, dry exposed banks.

Opening	Opening	Opening	Opening
Flower	Flower	Golden Variety	Golden Variety
Yellow Variety	Yellow Variety	Spontaneous Germination This seed head has been exposed to the weather for a couple of months and during the start of the wet Winter, its seeds have begun to germinate!

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