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Pat Feinstein  Email
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Gaillardia is in the same family as daisies and sunflowers (Asteraceae). It was named after M.Gaillard de Charentonneau, an 18th-century French magistrate.
I do not always have gaillardias in my garden every single year.
However this past spring I planted a few of them, both single and bi-color. I have enjoyed the blooms all through the summer and now the plants look even healthier with bigger flowers and many more buds yet to bloom.
Gaillardia flowers are very attractive with red, vibrant, ray petals. Blooming period is listed as May to September. Yet my blanket flowers continue to bloom well into November.
Like most flowering plants, they like full sun and occasional watering, although they are known to be drought tolerant. I usually add liquid fertilizer every 4 -6 weeks.
Gaillardia makes lovely fresh cut flowers.
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