Blanket Flower - Gaillardia

Above: Blanket Flower (pulchella) on August 24, 2021.

Blanket Flower - Gaillardia (Introduced - escaped)

Blanket Flower can grow 8" - 28" high. Blanket Flower prefers full sun and sandy, fast-draining soils such as meadows and fields.

2- to 3-inch flower heads of red with yellow tips.

Blooms May-September.

Other names: Indian Blanket, Indian Blanket flower, Firewheel, Sundance.

For more information on the Blanket Flower (pulchella), visit Wikipedia.

For more information on the Blanket Flower, visit Wikipedia.

Or, for information on Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata) visit the: Blanket Flower.

Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin Horticulture Division of Extension website page on Blanket Flower.

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