Gaillardia aestivalis
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Smooth-headed Blanket Flower; Gaillardia
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | 1-2 ft tall by 1 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Annual to short-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White,yellow,orange | |
| Fruit Color: | NA | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Mass plantings. Wildflower gardens. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | FNPS plant sales, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Attracts hummingbirds. Birds that eat the seeds include chickadees, titmice, and warblers. | |
| Insects: | Attracts many pollinators including native bees, honeybees, butterflies, butterflies and wasps. | |
| Native Habitats: | Sandhills. Ruderal. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | May not be distinct from G. pulchellus except as an inland race (per Lady Byrd Johnson Wildflower Center) |