| Description | Gaillardia Commotion Frenzy Red buds open to fluted, dark red ray flowers with bright yellow tips and red and yellow center. Reaches 18-24 inches. |
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| Pronunciation | (gah-LARD-ee-uh) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Short lived perennials |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-10 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | average, needs to be well drained, doesn't tolerate wet winter soils |
| Flowers | fluted dark red ray flowers, bright yellow tip, red and yellow center, red buds |
| Fruit | ornamental spherical seed heads |
| Leaves | alternate, coarsely toothed gray green leaves |
| Stems | short, stout |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 18 plus tall by up to 24 inch spread |
| Maintenance | deadheading and division every other year to maintain vigor |
| Propagation | seeds, cuttings |
| Native Site | species native to North and South America. |
| Cultivar Origin | John Dixon, Skagit Gardens in Washington (USA), 2007 |
| Misc Facts | Commotion Frenzy Blanket Flower |
| Author's Notes | I garden in zone #5 where Gaillardia are short lived perennials at best. 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 |
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