Blanket Flower

Common Name: Blanket Flower

Latin Name: Gaillardia x grandiflora

Bloom Time: Summer

Location: Center of Wildflower Garden

Attracts: Bees, Butterflies; also Goldfinches for the seeds

Special Note: Gaillardia grandiflora is a short-lived perennial hybrid developed from a cross between two Native plants, Gaillardia aristata (a perennial) and Gaillardia pulchella (an annual).