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Arizona Apricot Gaillardia

Gaillardia aristata Arizona Apricot

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ZONES  4-10 | Good to grow! Zone
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Arizona Apricot Blanket Flower’s large flowers of yellow-tipped petals deepening to lush apricot make it a perfect addition to a perennial bed or garden. Its compact size and non-stop blooms harmonize beautifully with the many purples of summer. Planted with Lavender, Salvia, or Catmint, this water-thrifty perennial is a perfect fit. (Gallardia)

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Arizona Apricot Blanket Flower is an easy-keeper, drought tolerant (once established), many-flowered champion of the summer garden. Compact in form, site this eye-catching bloomer along a path, in a garden border or nestled among some of the larger summer flowers. ‘Apricot Blanket’ opens with luscious, apricot flowers that first appear in early summer and can continue into fall. Keep them deadheaded to encourage new blooms. Plant in a full sun location in well-drained soil. While butterflies and hummingbirds love Gaillardia, deer and rabbits stay away. How perfect is that? The spent flowers attract Goldfinches, so leave some up for the birds too, especially at season’s end. Plant them with Lavender, Yarrow, Hummingbird Mint and Russian Sage.

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Planting & Care

The Gaillardias are one of the great glories of American wildflowers, carpeting whole landscapes to the horizon in the plains states and the west. The natives are the famous yellow and white pinwheel bi-colors. In our wildflower seed department, we sell the much-loved Blanket Flower.

But hybridizers are always anxious to improve native plants, no matter how beautiful they may be. And in this case, they have. Goblin is one of the oldest, and still probably the most popular hybrid, with very large flowers and a long bloom season.
Many other newer hybrids emphasize one color or the other--the red or the yellow. And in very recent years, even the flower form has changed.

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As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat.  The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (802) 227-7200 or contact us by email or chat.

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Key Features

Advantages

  • Bee Friendly
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Birds
  • Native
  • Easy To Grow
  • Cut Flowers
  • Container Planting
  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun

Bloom Time

Late spring to fall

Additional information

Planting Time

  • Spring / Summer

Soil Moisture

  • Average
  • Dry

Soil Type

  • Loamy Soil
  • Sandy Soil

Mature Height

12" tall

Mature Spread

12" wide

Planting Depth

The base of the stem(s) should be just at the soil surface after watering in

Growing Zones

  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
  • Zone 10

Ideal Region

  • Midwest
  • Northeast
  • Pacific Northwest
  • Southeast
  • Southwest
  • West

Awards

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Neonicotinoid Free

Yes
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