PLANT - GAILARDIA: INDIAN BLANKET

Native to the North American plains, Blanket Flower has now made its home in USDA Zones 3-10. Drought tolerant, this native beauty is a wonderful butterfly attractor and reseeds itself readily. Does best in full sun with sandy, well-draining soil.

They are carefree in hot and dry climates. These plants are well adapted to poor soils and severe drought. Because of this, they require very little supplemental watering in landscapes and are ideal for drought-tolerant gardens and gardens with poor, dry soils. Blanket flowers also need as much sun as you can give them. In any shade, plants will flower poorly and become stretched and floppy. There is also a higher risk for threats like powdery mildew in shade.

With such an extensive bloom time, few other perennials can rival what blanket flower brings to the garden. On top of their visual appeal, the bright, cheery blossoms of blanket flower are a wonderful food source for pollinators. Come fall, small birds also love to pick seeds off of spent blooms. The biggest problem with blanket flowers? They bloom too much! Great for containers! Excellent cut flowers.

PRO TIP: Drought tolerant. Water regularly while establishing, then only during dry, hot spells. Dead head flowers for longer season. Excellent cut flowers.

LOCATION: FULL SUN / PARTIAL SHADE
MATURES: 75-90 DAYS
PLANT SZE: 1' to 2' FEET
PLANT SPACING: ~12" - 18" INCHES
CONTAINER: 3.25" SQUARE

NOTE: CAN NOT SHIP -- PICK UP OR DELIVERY ONLY
>> planted February 14, 2021.