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Blanket Flower
Gaillardia aristata · Perennial
Blanket Flower is a moderate-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 1–3 ft × 1–2 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, occasionally-dry and very-dry soil. Expect brown, yellow and orange blooms in spring and fall. It attracts bees, butterflies and moths, stands up well to deer, drought and dry soil and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 1–3 ft × 1–2 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry, Very-dry
- Bloom color
- Brown, Yellow, Orange, Red
- Bloom season
- Spring, Fall
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Heat, Poor soil
- Native to
- Northwestern North America
Will it survive your winters?
We score Blanket Flower’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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