Gaillardia aestivalis
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- gay-LAR-dee-uh eh-stih-VAL-is
- Description
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Lanceleaf blanket flower is a perennial flower in the Asteraceae (daisy) family native to North Carolina.
This perennial is easy to grow but fairly short-lived. Plant in full sun and regular, well-drained soil. Once established, it will also tolerate drought and dry soil. The showy yellow flowers appear from late spring into the fall and are one of the best late-season flowers that attract butterflies. It propagates quickly through its wind dispersed seeds so it will self-seed in the garden.
With showy compound yellow flowers that reach up to 3 inches in diameter, this erect perennial will grow quickly in upright clumps up to 1 foot wide and 18 inches tall.
Use this native plant in a wildflower garden, the front of a perennial border, in a pollinator garden, cottage, or rock garden, and to tuck into small spaces where it can add bright dots of yellow blooms all growing season.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No serious insect or disease problems, though root rot can occur in poorly drained soils.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Pollinator Garden in Full Sun
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Burgundy'
Deep red flowers - 'Grape Sensation'
Grape colored flowers and longer lived plant
- 'Burgundy'
- 'Burgundy', 'Grape Sensation'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Burgundy'
Deep red flowers - 'Grape Sensation'
Grape colored flowers and longer lived plant
- 'Burgundy'
- 'Burgundy', 'Grape Sensation'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Gaillardia
- Species:
- aestivalis
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Southern and central U.S.A
- Distribution:
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, KS, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TX
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 1 ft. 6 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 8 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Perennial
- Wildflower
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Erect
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Achenes 1/16" with tufts of white hairs, wind-dispersed
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Radial
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Yellow on the top orange brown underneath pinwheel ray flowers with 3 deeply cut lobed petals around a red-brown central cone of disk florets.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Rough
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Lanceolate
- Linear
- Spatulate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Rosett of basal leaves. Lance, to elliptical, linear or spatulate shaped 2-4 inch long gray-green leaves with hairs on both sides. Margins entire or have a few teeth, larger leaves are lower on the stem.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Purple/Lavender
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Erect
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Native Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Dry Soil
- Poor Soil
