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[New Latin Gaillardia, genus name, after Gaillard de Marentonneau, 18th-century French botanist.]
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Gay-lar'di-a. Fourteen species of showy North American herbs, some very popular flower garden plants from the w. U.S.
Description
Leafy, erect, branching herbs with alternate or basal leaves that are more or less dotted. Flowerheads extremely handsome, the rays 3-toothed or almost fringed, yellow, orange, orange-red, or white, the head appearing fringed. Disk flowers purple.
How to Grow
Sow seeds outdoors in fall where winters are mild, in early spring elsewhere. Where summers are short, start seeds indoors 6 weeks before last frost. Set out small seedlings when large enough to handle. Grows quickly and blooms precociously. Prefers warm weather.
Gaillardia pulchella
Blanket Flower
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Indian Blanket
. A very showy, popular garden flower, 1-2 ft. (30-60 cm) high. Flowerheads 2-3 in. (5.0-7.5 cm) wide, the rays red with yellow tips, or all red or all yellow. Va. to Fla., west to Colo. and N. Mex. Blooms late spring and summer. Many cultivars, including newer, nearly ball-shaped varieties with blossoms in a wide range of colors and bicolors; dwarf and double forms are available. Hardy annual.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Gaillardia |
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Gaillardia (pronounced /ɡeɪˈlɑrdiə/),[1] the Blanket flowers, is a genus of drought-tolerant annual and perennial plants from the sunflower family (Asteraceae), native to North America and South America. It was named after M. Gaillard de Charentonneau, an 18th-century French magistrate who was a patron of botany. The common name refers to the inflorescence's resemblance to brightly patterned blankets made by native Americans.
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These plants form wiry, branched stems with lanceolate to linear basal leaves. The plant grows to 1+1/2 to 2 ft (16 to 61 cm) tall, with bright daisy-like single color and bi-color blooms in shades from buff to red to brown. The flowers bloom in the summer. There are more than two dozen known species of Gaillardia.
They will grow under very harsh and dry conditions, forming mounds, 8–18 inches (20–46 cm) high, and will even bloom in sand along a seashore.
Gaillardia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia bina (which has been recorded on G. pulchella), Schinia masoni (which feeds exclusively on G. aristata) and Schinia volupia (which feeds exclusively on G. pulchella).
North American species
South American species
 Lanceleaf Blanketflower (Gaillardia aestivalis) |
 Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella) |
 Gaillardia x hybrida "Kobold" |
 Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Oranges and Lemons' |
 Lanceleaf Blanketflower (Gaillardia aestivalis var. flavovirens |
 Common Lanceleaf (Gaillardia aristata) |
 Perfumeballs (Gaillardia suavis) |
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