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Indian Blanket / Firewheel (Gaillaardia pulchella (Asteraceae)

Hardy drought tolerant annual with colonies of brilliant red flowers tinged with a yellow edging.  Slightly smaller than its perennial cousin Gaillardia aristata. Some of both are in the mix.  Does well in sandy or well-drained soil with full sun. Grows to a height of 1.5-2 feet tall.  Blooms May-September.  Good for roadside, drainage ditches, slopes, sandy areas, or open fields -- anyplace where you want to establish plants in hard-to-grow areas.   Vase life of 6-10 days, making it an excellent cut flower!   $2.50 for 100+ seeds.

 

 

Key Benefits

• Annual
• Likes full sun (6 hours) 
• Tolerant of poor soil and drought
• Patience required as germination takes 4-6 weeks
• Blooms late-season through hard frosts
• 100 seeds per pack

Send combinations of seed packs as gifts for your favorite gardener! Doesn't increase postage!

Flowers are never average, but rather striking in their presentation!

Simple to care for! Wonderful as cut flowers! You'll be surprised at how positively your outcomes compare to your effort!

Don't miss our Gift Wrap a Garden page!  Here we have combined our products into color themes (i.e., Blue Garden, Pastel Garden), garden themes, and 3-D Garden Design to those inclined to just let us do the work and the planning.  Order a garden, a $25, $35, $50, or $75 value, and Van Dyke Zinnias will gift wrap and send it to you or directly to the recipient! We will select a garden for your gift recipient based on their climate/zone, or you may choose to do this from our catalog of offers. For $4.95 more, let us Design the Garden to add to your gift. 

Gift Wrap A Garden and Gift Certificate combinations are available from the Quick Order Form. 

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