Description
Blanket Flower ‘Red Sun’
Gaillardia grandiflora ‘Red Sun’
Zone: 4
Exposure: Full Sun
Mature Size: 10-14″ H, 20″ W
Flower Colour: orange-red, slightly tipped in yellow
Flowering Time: early summer to late fall
Growth Rate: Medium
Description: Compact and free-flowering, Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Red Sun’ (Blanket Flower) is a bushy, often short-lived herbaceous perennial noted for its rich, orange-red flowers adorned with broad petals and yellow tips. Blooming from early summer into fall, the daisy like flowers cover the compact mound of fresh gray green foliage. Rich in nectar, the flowers are real magnets for butterflies. Drought and heat tolderant, this Blanket Flower requires little care once established.
Ornamental Features: Few insect or disease problems, heat and drought tolerant, attracting butterflies
Landscape Features: Ideal for containters, beds, and borders. Excellent as cute flowers in cottage gardens, butterfly gardens or cutting gardens.
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