Commotion® Tizzy Blanket Flower Gaillardia 'Tizzy'
- Phonetic Spelling
- gay-LAR-dee-uh
- Description
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Gaillardia 'Tizzy', developed by Skagit Gardens, is a hybrid of two other cultivars in the genus, Gaillardia 'Fanfare' and Gaillardia 'Burgunder'. It has unique trumpet-shaped orange-red rays that are fragrant, vigorous, and attract butterflies.
These plants grow best in full sun and average moist, well-drained soil. They tolerate dry soil, drought, heat, humidity, and poor soil well, but they struggle in heavy clay. Also tolerates rabbits and deer. Deadhead spent flowers to encourage further blooms and extend the flowering season. It makes a great cut flower and can be used in beds and containers alike.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Root rot can occur in poorly drained soils. Powdery mildew, aster yellows and fungal leaf spot diseases can occur. Watch for aphids and leafminers.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Gaillardia
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Hybrid origin
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 6 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Dense
- Mounding
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Funnel
- Radial
- Trumpet
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- 3.5" wide, orange-red flower heads with unusually trumpet-shaped petals. The central disk is russet-brown. Begins blooming in late April and can continue even into fall.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 3-6" long lance-shaped leaves.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Patio
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Dry Soil
- Heat
- Humidity
- Poor Soil
- Rabbits
