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.

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This year the National Garden Bureau is featuring gaillardia, or blanketflower, as perennial of the year. The plant of the year is chosen for its popularity, variety, ease of growth, wide adaptability ...

Carpet the garden in vibrant red, orange, and yellow blooms.

A blanket of flowers sounds idyllic to me. Colorful, welcoming, a graceful adornment; good descriptors of gaillardia pulchella, otherwise known as Indian Blanket Flower. These flowers in bold colors ...

Summer always comes with intense heat and sun and its then that many flowers wash out and fade. Some just refuse to put up with the heat and die. This little native plant (Gaillardia pulchella) is ...

Description: This increasingly popular little annual or perennial hails from the lower half of the United States and has made itself at home in our Bay Area. The plants bear toothed, pinnatifid or ...

From herbs to spectacular blooms, these three plant pairings are perfect for containers – and they're blissfully ...