Gaillardia Blanket Flower - 3 Live Plants | Perennial

Bold, Sun-Loving Color That Returns Every Year

Few perennials deliver the sheer visual impact of Gaillardia — the Blanket Flower. With its fiery rings of red, orange, and gold radiating from a rich burgundy center, it blooms prolifically from late spring all the way through fall frost, outlasting almost everything else in the summer garden. These are 3 robust, rooted live plants, ready to establish and bloom in their first season.

Native to the prairies of North America, Gaillardia is built tough — thriving in heat, drought, and poor soil where other flowers give up. It's a magnet for butterflies and bees, an outstanding cut flower, and one of the most low-maintenance perennials you can grow.

Plant Highlights

• Bloom season: Late spring through fall frost (one of the longest blooming perennials)
• Bloom colors: Red, orange, and gold with deep burgundy centers
• Mature height: 18–24 inches
• Spread: 18–24 inches
• Sun: Full sun (6+ hours daily)
• USDA Zones: 3–10
• Soil: Well-draining; tolerates poor and sandy soils
• Drought tolerance: Excellent once established
• Attracts: Butterflies, bees, and beneficial pollinators
• Deer resistant: Yes

Why Grow Gaillardia?

• Blooms all season long with minimal deadheading
• Thrives in heat and drought — perfect for low-water gardens
• Outstanding fresh-cut flower with long vase life
• Naturalizes and spreads gradually over time
• Excellent for borders, cottage gardens, meadow plantings, and containers

Planting Instructions

Choose a location with full sun and well-draining soil — Gaillardia does not tolerate wet feet. Space plants 18–24 inches apart. Amend heavy clay soils with coarse sand or grit to improve drainage. Water regularly for the first few weeks to help plants establish, then reduce watering as plants become drought tolerant.

Care Tips

• Deadhead spent blooms regularly to encourage continuous flowering
• Cut back by one-third in midsummer if plants become leggy to promote a flush of new blooms
• Divide clumps every 2–3 years in spring to maintain vigor
• Little to no fertilizer needed — too rich a soil reduces flowering
• Leave seed heads in fall to attract birds and self-sow for next season

Each order includes 3 live, rooted Gaillardia Blanket Flower plants. Plants ship with healthy root systems and are ready to plant upon arrival.