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Arizona Apricot Blanket Flower Gaillardia aristata

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Summer
  • Fall
Mature Size
12" 12" 30cm 30cm
Height: 12"
Spread: 12"
Height: 30cm
Spread: 30cm
Proven Selections
  • Details

    12 - 12 Inches
    12 - 12 Inches
    12 - 12 Inches
    30cm
    30cm
    30cm

    Features

    Orange-red flowers with yellow tips. Short mound of green foliage. Flowers for three months or more.

    Drought Tolerant
    Salt Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Small or Miniature

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    12 Inches 30cm
    Spacing: 
    12 Inches 30cm
    Spread: 
    12 Inches 30cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Orange
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Bright green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Fall
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Poor Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Dried Flower
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Poor, very well-drained soil. Drought tolerant. Remove spent flowers.

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    • Love these beautiful flowers makes me smile seeing bright strong colour yellow and bubble bees on them. Favourite flower

      Alice
      , Wellington
      , New Zealand
      , 3 years ago
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