Names
- Scientific name
- Gaillardia aristata
- Common name
- Blanketflower, Common Gaillardia, Great Blanket Flower, Brown-Eyed Susan
Measurements
- Height
- 12 - 36 in
- Spread
- 12 - 24 in
- Spacing
- 18 in
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
Requirements
- Hardiness zones
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Soil Drainage
- Well Drained
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)
Physical Traits
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf lifecycle
- Deciduous
- Foliage color
- Medium Green
- Fall foliage
- GreenBrown
- Bloom time
- Late Spring, Summer, Fall
- Bloom color
- Red, Yellow
- Seasons of interest
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Propagation methods
- Seeds, Division, Cuttings
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
References
Gaillardia aristata (Common gaillardia) | Native Plants of North America,
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Gaillardia aristata (Great Blanket Flower),
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Blanketflower,
accessed November 10, 2024
Gaillardia aristata (common blanket-flower): Go Botany,
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Gaillardia aristata (Blanketflower): Minnesota Wildflowers,
accessed November 10, 2024
Gaillardia aristata (Blanketflower, Brown-eyed Susan, Common Gaillardia, Great Blanket Flower, Indian Blanketflower) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox,
accessed November 10, 2024
Western Native Plants,
accessed November 10, 2024
World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024