Lance Leaf Blanket Flower Gaillardia aestivalis
Other 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. 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.
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.
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- Full Sun
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- var. winkleri
White flowers - var. winkleri 'Grape Sensation'
Grape colored flowers
- var. winkleri
- var. winkleri, var. winkleri 'Grape Sensation'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- var. winkleri
White flowers - var. winkleri 'Grape Sensation'
Grape colored flowers
- var. winkleri
- var. winkleri, var. winkleri '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
