A real
knock-out!

This is one
of my
favorite
plants!

What a
performer!

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Height: 18-24"

Spread: 24-30"

Bloom time: Early Summer to Early Fall

Sun

Hardiness Zone: 3-10

Cost: $8.00

This fantastic new introduction is one of the best new flowering perennials we've seen in recent years. Making quite a dramatic statement, the upward-facing, scarlet flowers flare out like trumpets with bright yellow at the ends, creating a vivid medley of color. Its high-powered flowering performance starts in early summer and continues into fall. This cultivar has an especially neat mounded form. A sure-fire winner for containers, they are long-lasting cut flowers too!

These perennials require little care once established. They are heat tolerant and actually prefer to be grown in poorer soils. They get their name from the manner in which they used to blanket North American prairies with their blooms. They can still be found in fields and along roadsides in the prairie region and into the Rockies.

Homeowner Growing & Maintenance Tips:
Gaillardia requires full sun and well-drained soil in order to prosper. Given too much shade, the plants tend to flop over. Though they will perform best in moist soils, they are highly drought tolerant. Do not enrich the soil with compost or other rich ingrediants when planting this perennial. It does best in poor, loose soils and does not tolerate heavy clay. Plants may be divided every 2-3 years in either spring or fall and are also easily grown from seed. Deadheading spent blooms will prolong the bloom time.

Information and photos courtesy of Walters Gardens