Thursday, July 14, 2011

Gaillardia or Blanket flower or goblin daisy



Gaillardia is a perennial with the common name of blanket flower. The common name was given since the flower looks like the colors of a blanket. The hybrids are popular plants with daisey-like flowers in various combinations of orange, red, and yellow that bloom from summer to frost. The plants grow to 2'-3' and do best in average, well-drained soil in full sun to part sun. They look best in a cottage garden with shasta daisies, Coreopsis, yarrows, coneflower, Liatris, Salvia, hardy Geranium and other drought tolerant perennial plants.

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