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Three red and yellow flowers with a bee on a green leafy background
Bees on a red and yellow flower with green leaves in the background
Red and yellow flower with a bee on it, surrounded by green foliage.
Red and yellow flowers with a bee on green leaves
Yellow flower with a red center surrounded by green leaves
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Red and yellow flower with a bee on it, surrounded by green leaves and other flowers.
Yellow and red flower with bees on a green leafy background
Red and yellow flower with a bee on a green leafy background
Three red and yellow flowers with a bee on a green leafy background
Bees on a red and yellow flower with green leaves in the background
Red and yellow flower with a bee on it, surrounded by green foliage.
Red and yellow flowers with a bee on green leaves
Yellow flower with a red center surrounded by green leaves
Two red and yellow flowers with green leaves on a blurred natural background
Red and yellow flower with a bee on it, surrounded by green leaves and other flowers.
Yellow and red flower with bees on a green leafy background
Red and yellow flower with a bee on a green leafy background

Blanket Flower / Gaillardia aristata

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$5.00 - $5.00
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A native of western North America, but a great garden plant here in the east. Gaillardia attracts many native pollinators, but primarily bumblebees and longhorn bees in our garden. It grows to two or three feet, prefers sun, and is adaptable to gravel and dry soil, but does not establish well in wet soil. The length of Gaillardia's bloom season is incredible, stretching from May through November here in the northeast, similar to Heliopsis (False Sunflower). Their seeds germinate readily with no need to pre-treat them.

Seed Planting/Germination Key

Storage: Store in a cool, dry, dark place prior to planting.

Rule of thumb for depth of planting: The maximum depth should generally be half the width of the seed, but many wildflower seeds will germinate well if sown on the surface.

Easy: Generally germinates within 5 to 30 days with no need for cold pretreatment. Keep potting mix or soil consistently moist during the germination period.

Cold(30): Germination rates are higher if cold pretreatment applied either by placing the seed within moist paper towel or sand within a refrigerator for 30 days or outside in late winter.

Cold(60): Germination rates are higher if cold pretreatment applied either by placing the seed within moist paper towel or sand within a refrigerator for 60 days or outside in mid-winter.

Cold(90); Outdoors: Germination rates are higher if cold pretreatment applied either by placing the seed within moist paper towel or sand within a refrigerator for 90 days or outside in late fall or early winter. The best route is to plant these outdoors in either a pot or directly on the soil.

Approximate Seeds Per Packet: 100

Germination: Easy

Lifecycle: Perennial

Sunlight: Full, Part

Soil Moisture: Medium, Dry

Height: 3

Bloom Period: May-September

Bloom Color: Red, Yellow

USDA Zones: 3-10

Attracts: Bees

Larval Host For: Gaillardia Flower Moth