Blanket Flower

Gaillardia aristata

sunflower family yellow flower with brown center

Photo Credit: Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, Bugwood.org

sunflower flowers and lance shaped leaves

Photo Credit: Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, Bugwood.org

a patch of yellow, brown-centered blanket flowers

Photo Credit: Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, Bugwood.org

Plant Description

Blanket flower is a fuzzy-leaved perennial with daisy-like blooms of yellow petals, bronze centers and sometimes, a reddish band around the center. It blooms throughout the summer and makes showy additions to cut flower arrangements. Drought tolerant and supports bees ad other pollinators.

Plant Details

Life Forms	Forb
Habitats	Balds Bluffs Gardens Grasslands Hillsides Little Habitats Meadows Oak savannas Parklands Prairies Residential yards Upland prairies
Soil and Moisture Conditions	Dry Dry to moist Rocky or gravelly soil Sandy soil Well drained
Special Uses	Attracts pollinators and or other beneficial insects Blooms August Blooms July Blooms June Blooms May Blooms September-October Drought tolerant Flowering Flowers yellow Good for rock garden Herbaceous Ornamental Perennial
Shade Preference	Full sun
Mature Height	3'