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Asteraceae
Indian Blanket
Gaillardia pulchella
Boldness and warmth.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Gaillardia
- Native to
- Central United States, Mexico
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- annual herb
- Height
- 1-2 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy, poor to average
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 2-11
- Lifespan
- annual
Did you know
- The common name refers to the flower's resemblance to the colorful patterned blankets woven by Native American peoples.
- It is the state wildflower of Oklahoma, where it blooms abundantly along roadsides and in prairies each summer.
- The genus was named in honor of M. Gaillard de Charentonneau, an 18th-century French magistrate who was a patron of botany.
- Indian Blanket thrives in poor, sandy soil and actually blooms less in rich, fertilized soil, preferring neglect to pampering.
- The flowers have a distinctive ball-shaped center disc that turns into a spiky seed head resembling a miniature pin cushion.
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