Arizona Sun Blanket Flower

Gaillardia x aristata 'Arizona Sun'

Arizona Sun Blanket Flower is a compact herbaceous perennial with upright stems and grey green lance-like foliage.  Large fire orange-red daisy-like flowers with bright yellow edged petals and dark global seedheads last throughout summer until the first frost if deadheaded.  Prefers full sun and dry to medium well-drained rich soils.  Drought tolerant once established.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  Root rot may occur in poorly drained soils.  Suscpetable 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 David J. Stang,  Gaillardia aristata Arizona Sun 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) The Greenery Nursery and Garden, Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun (1)+(2), (3) Michelle oshen, Flower Friday! Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun'

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.