My husband Wade runs a lawn care business and his clients who are active in garden clubs and enthusiastic about perennial garden design often share starts with him.One of my absolute favorites is the swamp sunflower he ob
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How to Grow and Care for Gaillardia (Blanket Flowers) Gaillardia spp.Of all the wildflowers I’ve worked with, Gaillardia is the one to never disappoint me.
It puts on an effortless and long-lasting show of bright, lovely foliage for almost the entire growing season, and it seems only to require my admiration and endless fawning to keep on keepin’ on.
I have to be honest about something else… I am highly biased towards Gaillardia.
Not only is it a lovely flower that puts on a nonstop performance, it’s also the first plant my wife and I grew together from seed.
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It’s got a special place in my heart, so if my admiration for this colorful perennial seems a little biased… it is!
As long as you’ve got the right place in your garden for it (hint: hot and dry), Gaillardia will put in its work and produce a show that’s guaranteed to turn heads.
Here’s what’s ahead in this article:
Keep reading to see what makes this colorful and carefree flower worth a place in your own garden.
A Little History on a Native FlowerGaillardia 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. He served as a patron for botanists and is now remembered with a lovely plant bearing his name.
Although we use Gaillardia as a general name for this flower, there are three greater species we should take a look at to make sure we’re all on the same page:
Gaillardia Pulchella: Native to the Southeastern US all the way west to ColoradoMy husband Wade runs a lawn care business and his clients who are active in garden clubs and enthusiastic about perennial garden design often share starts with him.One of my absolute favorites is the swamp sunflower he ob
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