Blanket Flower
by Barbara McMahon
Title
Blanket Flower
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Barbara McMahon
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Gaillardia, also known as blanket flower, is an easy to grow, short-lived perennial with richly colored, daisy-like flowers. There are over two dozen species in the Gaillardia genus and most are native to some area of North America. Gaillardia pulchella, which is native from the southeastern U.S. through to Colorado and south into Mexico, was cross-bred with Gaillardia aristata, a prairie flower, to create Gaillardia X Grandiflora, which is the most common garden form.
Gaillardia forms a slowly spreading mound and the common name may be a reference to how they can slowly spread and "blanket" an area. The flower can reseed and sprawl through the garden. Since the original plants are hybrids, expect some variation from self-seeding.
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July 2nd, 2021
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