Blanket Flower

Gaillardia aristata

Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata) is a medium-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, 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