Blanketflower Indian blanket
Gaillardia pulchella 'Blanketflower'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Blanketflower' Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella 'Blanketflower') is an annual for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and xeriscapes. It handles cool weather and a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It grows fast and forms a clump. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms, which appear in spring, summer, and autumn. It tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Black-eyed Susan, Magnus coneflower, and Little bluestem.