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Bloom Time: Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall Blooms repeatedly
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season Flowers are good for cutting
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; sow indoors before last frost From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
On Jul 25, 2008, Joan from Belfield, ND (Zone 4a) wrote:
Gaillardia pulchella is a herbaceous, re-seeding annual. Occasionally it will act like a short lived perennial by coming back the second year. It exibits more heat tolerance than other species.
On Jul 29, 2006, jg48650 from Pinconning, MI (Zone 6a) wrote:
This is one of my favorite annuals. I bought it at a home improvement store in June, and it has only grown larger and larger (horizontally). What I find so attractive is that there are so many different flower colors on one plant. The flowers range from almost fully red, to half-and-half red/yellow, to almost fully yellow. The petal patterns around the center also seem to vary. It's a great addition to our front fence.
On May 17, 2004, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) wrote:
Easy, long-blooming and tolerant of heat, drought and poor soils. Don't overwater it. Needs full sun to grow well and needs deadheading after blooms fade. It is a major attractor to bees and butterflies.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Gaylesville, Alabama Marion, Arkansas Cordele, Georgia Bellaire, Michigan Dearborn Heights, Michigan Pinconning, Michigan Blackwood, New Jersey Himrod, New York Ronkonkoma, New York Elizabeth City, North Carolina Portland, Oregon North Augusta, South Carolina Rapid City, South Dakota Knoxville, Tennessee Stephenville, Texas Kalama, Washington
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