Gaillardia, Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Burgundy'

Bought 2 of these a few years ago and loved them. Gorgeous deep red flowers and lots of them. The more you deadhead, the more they flower...Read More. Do tend to flop forward though. The second year, one of two did not come back in spring. So I moved the one left somewhere else to see how it would do. It survived, so I bought 4 more last spring . But only one returned this spring. I'm disappointed because its a great plant. I'm going to try "Arizona Red Shades" to see if its any better.

Planted this back in 2009 after I saw it at the local Home Depot... It bloomed really nice it's first year and I was also deadheading to ...Read Moreget more blooms.. In 2010 the plant seemed weak and without as many blooms asit had in 2009. Lost in summer of 2010

Very floriferous. Blooms non-stop all summer long! Looks like an annual the way it blooms. Very showy, with almost pure red blooms - not ...Read Moreat all magenta or pink. It should be deadheaded regularly to clean up all the spent blooms. Most Gaillardias tend to be short-lived perennials, burning out after a few years, but they reseed readily.

These plants (Monarch variety) have done very well in El Paso; the only current problem is that live oak leaves built up under a large ma...Read Moret of the plant and after it rained retained the water, leading, I believe, to some root rot issues. I'm trying to save it, raked away the leaves, sprinkled some sulphur.