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Gaillardia grandiflora 'Arizona Apricot Shades'

Blanket Flower


Gaillardia aristata 'Arizona Apricot' - Blanket Flower from Moose Crossing Garden Center

  • Blooms have golden yellow flowers with apricot centers
  • Long-flowering perennial
  • Relatively Low Maintenance
  • Uniform, compact plants
Award Winning
Award Winning
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Cold Tolerant
Cold Tolerant
Container
Container
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Fast Growing
Fast Growing

Upright, short-lived, clump-forming perennial.  Daisy-like flowers in a wide range of colors and bicolors such as red, orange, peach and yellow. Plants range from semi-double to double flowers and dwarf varieties. Blooms late spring to fall. Lance-shaped, grey-green leaves. Great in perennial borders, cottage gardens and cutting gardens.



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Prefers average, moist, well-drained soil Does tolerate poor, dry soil Deadhead to extend bloom time Cutting back to 6" in late summer may increase winter hardiness


Height: 10-12 in
Spread: 10-12 in
Spacing: 10-12 in
Price Level 1: $7.99 ea.~#1
Bloom Color: Peach, Yellow
Zone: 2-10
Price Level 2: 5 for $35~#1
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Border or Bed
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Award Winning
  • Low Maintenance
  • Salt Tolerant
  • Container
  • Fast Growing
  • Long Blooming
  • Heat Tolerant
  • Edging
  • Cut Flower/ Foliage
  • Summer Bloomer
  • Cold Tolerant

Critter Resistance:

  • Rabbit Resistant
  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun

Habit:

  • Mounding
  • Upright

Foliage Color:

  • Green

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Summer
  • Fall

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Songbirds

Soil Moisture:

  • Moist, Well-Drained
  • Dry Soil
  • Average Water


Genus Overview: Gaillardia

Common Name: Blanket Flower

Upright, short-lived, clump-forming perennial.  Daisy-like flowers in a wide range of colors and bicolors such as red, orange, peach and yellow. Plants range from semi-double to double flowers and dwarf varieties. Blooms late spring to fall. Lance-shaped, grey-green leaves. Great in perennial borders, cottage gardens and cutting gardens.