| Description | A 2-3' tall plant producing wine red flowers. Use in the hot dry areas of your garden where they are allowed to reseed. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (gah-LARD-ee-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | Needs well drained soils and will not tolerate wet soil conditions during the winter. |
| Flowers | 2-4" across with a wine red color, color may vary from different seed sources |
| Fruit | ornamental spherical seed head |
| Leaves | simple and alternate |
| Stems | short, stout stem |
| Dimensions | Reaches 2-3' tall and can be rather sprawling. |
| Maintenance | Dead heading and division everyother year to maintain the vigor of the plant. |
| Propagation | Easily grown from seeds or division. |
| Misc Facts | Gaillardia was studied by Auguste Denis Fourgeroux (1732-1782) and he named it after Gaillard de Charentoneau. |
| Author's Notes | I garden in zone #5 where Gaillardia are short lived. I don't even consider them perennial. The best Gaillardia plantings I have seen are where the plants have reseeded. Most of the Gaillardias are cultivars and may revert back to some other forms, especially in later generations. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) ,#54-The Well Tended Garden (DiSabato-Aust) #73-The Harrowsmiths Perennial Gardens |
Cart
