Gaillardia, Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Mesa Yellow'

I like this plant. It’s an annual for me but boy is it vigorous & full of blooms. I’ve bought some pretty poor looking seedlings of t...Read Morehis that were on sale and they perked right up and grew like crazy once I transplanted them. Just keep plucking the seed heads & they’ll keep growing. Unfortunately, they don’t attract butterflies or goldfinches in my yard. But I have other plants that do. I’ve often let them go to seed & planted a few of the seeds, but they do not grow. If you want a reliable yellow annual with pale green leaves,this is it.

My garden is young, just starting its third year. In such a short time I still have had a few plants that I thought were outstanding. Mes...Read Morea Yellow Gaillardia is certainly one of them. It has maintained the beautiful green foliage and has continued to bloom those bright yellow blooms since being planted in the hot summer till now, near the end of January. How much longer it will continue this show is yet to be seen. It would be hard for me to say enough good things about this plant. So far no bugs and no special treatment of any kind has been needed.

pretty impressed so far... I transplanted this flower during our heatwave with heat index of 105-110 daily for a week. I watered it every...Read More morning and it has done really well, better than some of the other species I put in to "fill space"" for now. I hope this one makes it back next year I will plan on cutting off it for more plants.