Yellow Blanket Flower is a uniform compact herbaceous perennial with upright stems and medium green lance-like foliage. Heavy blooms of sunshine yellow daisy-like flowers with yellow global seedheads last throughout summer. Deadheading will encourage additional bloom. Prefers full sun and moist well-drained rich soils. Some drought tolerance.
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Height: |
1' - 1.5' |
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Spread: |
2'- 2.5’ |
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Spacing: |
2’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 9 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
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Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Root rot may occur in poorly drained soils. Susceptible to powdery mildew, leaf spot, and yellow asters.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Native Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Coneflower, Shasta Daisy, Speedwell
IMAGES: Photo by Kath821, Gaillardia grandiflora "Mesa Yellow", (2) Photoset by F. D. Richards, (1) Gaillardia 'Mesa Yellow' AAS 2017 (1)+(2), (2) Celosia & Gaillardia, Red & Yellow
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
