Blanket Flower Seeds

1/4 Pound

$9.95

Sale: $8.46

1 Pound

$34.95

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Quick Overview

One of the great glories of the plains and the west. It makes masses of color and blooms for months. Perennial.

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Details

SKU	GALG
Common Name	Blanket Flower or Firewheel
Botanical Name	Gaillardia aristata
Plant Type/Life Cycle	Perennial
Seeds Per Pound	131,995
Bloom Time	Summer
Primary Flower Color	Red, Yellow
Light Requirements	Full Sun, Mostly Sunny
Estimated Mature Height	18-30 inches tall
Soil Moisture	Dry, Average
Will Tolerate	Sandy Soil, Loamy Soil, Drought/Dry Soil
Native To	North America
Native to	North American plains
Ships As	Seed
Ideal Growing Region	Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West, Pacific NorthWest
Zones	3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Suggested Uses	Deer Resistant, Showy Flowers
Is It Storable?	Yes - You can store your seed in any cool (not freezing) dry place that is not subject to extreme temperature variations.

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Description

Flowers of the perennial version of the gaillardia are a little larger than the annual—often up to 3 or 4 inches across, for a real spectacle of color. Effect is so bright, fine flower snobs in the English garden literature often are “shocked” by the “horrid” clashing colors. Not so in nature—a wildflower meadow takes on all colors and loves them all! Common names range from Blanket Flower to Indian Blanket (usually reserved for the annual version) and Firewheel. Seed is fluffy when gathered. See annual, G. pulchella.

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American Meadows Blanket Flower Seeds

4.8

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of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Low maintenance (3)

Cons

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9/26/2011

4.0

grew good, but do not look like picture

By Mike E

from Troy, NY

About Me Getting Started

Pros

Fragrant
Low Maintenance

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about American Meadows Blanket Flower Seeds:

Grew the best of any wildflower I attempted to grow this year, but I got a majority of the pink and purple flowers growing and scattered of anything else.

12/31/2010

5.0

This perennial is dependable bloomer!!!!

By zonkel

from Jackson Mississippi

About Me Avid Gardener, Forester, Natural areas

Pros

BLOOMS FOR MONTHS
Long Bloom Time
Low Maintenance
Pest Resistant
Reliable Growth
RETURNS YEAR AFTER YEAR
TOLERATES DROUGHT VWELL
Vivid Colors

Cons

Flower colors fade-1mo

Best Uses

Border Control
Cut Flowers
Erosion Control
Large Areas

Comments about American Meadows Blanket Flower Seeds:

This is one of my favorite plants found in the Southeastern seed mix. Blanketflower has showstopping colors great in a butterfly garden/natural area. Blanketflower plants have withstood drought on our clay soil and returned for several years now. They are the most dependable of the perennials from the mix, along with Coneflower and Gloriosa daisy.

Blanketflower is a must-have!!!!

4/25/2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Carefree, Colorful Repeat Bloomer

By Church Gardener

from Rumson, NJ

About Me Avid Gardener

Pros

Attractive
Forms mounding plants
Hardy
Low Maintenance
Vigorous grower

Cons

Overflows bed edges

Best Uses

Bedding
Garden

Comments about American Meadows Blanket Flower Seeds:

flowers vary in color and shape, attractive foliage, long and repeat bloomer,

3/26/2010

5.0

Great seed

By firebug84

from Phoenix and Cottonwood Arizona

About Me Avid Gardener

Pros

Accurate Instructions
Attractive
Hardy
Healthy

Cons

Heavy

Best Uses

Garden
Indoors
Lawn
Outdoors
Patio

Comments about American Meadows Blanket Flower Seeds:

One of the most beautiful wild flowers in AZ and the seeds I got from here had a fantastic germination rate. Most every seed produced a flower.

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