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Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: Red Red-Orange Bright Yellow
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
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Non-patented
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 Oct 23, 2009, kentstar from Ravenna, OH (Zone 5b) wrote:
Arizona Sun gaillardia was a beautiful bright colored and heavily flowering plant for me. I planted in 2008 and it came back without a problem.
The only problem I had with it is that it developed 'White Smut" disease which is known to occur in gaillardia's, echinaceas, and a few other host plants. It has to be dug out and tossed in the trash, because it can infect other plants and cause their death. I only pray that my echinaceas were spared this disease.
I gave the plant a neutral rating because, #1 its a beauty and does well, but #2 it had to be shovel pruned due to the disease. Some good some bad I guess. I hope someday to be able to plant another one that doesn't carry the host disease.
On May 25, 2009, jeff0452 from Rio Rancho, NM wrote:
We put this in a sunny, hot, dry spot last year. Unlike other new introductions to our garden, this one did not die back at all, and even had a few blooms that season. This year it has come back larger, and has many blooms already. I cut some dead foliage off in early spring, and deadhead - that's it. A winner for spots where other plants would not be able to handle dry heat.
On Mar 21, 2007, berrygirl from Braselton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
Short 8-10" - Plant 12" apart. zone 3-9 Large orange red blossoms with a ring of yellow. From early summer on this plant produces. The ends of the petals have a torn, ruffled appearance. Butterflies are drawn to it.
New plants can be started by cutting straight down along the side of a clump in midsummer. New plants will form at the severed roots. Loves poor loose soils (no clay).
On May 13, 2006, Sheila965 from Rincon, GA (Zone 8a) wrote:
These plants are hardy and beautiful. Mine come back each year, appears to be from root, but they also propogate heavily from seed. They are in the same location I planted them last year. Gorgeous color! They were one of the first to bloom in my garden in the spring. They'll stay beautiful until frost.
On May 21, 2005, BeginnerLucky from Elkton, MD (Zone 7a) wrote:
Mine are blooming already. The red on this flower is lovely---intense, but transparent, like a red watercolor wash over bright yellow.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Tempe, Arizona Riverside, California Denver, Colorado Seymour, Connecticut Seaford, Delaware Augusta, Georgia Rincon, Georgia Glendale Heights, Illinois Mackinaw, Illinois Atalissa, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Lansing, Kansas Hebron, Kentucky Aberdeen, Maryland Billerica, Massachusetts Brockton, Massachusetts Burlington, Massachusetts North Attleboro, Massachusetts Blissfield, Michigan Dearborn Heights, Michigan Westland, Michigan Florence, Mississippi Derry, New Hampshire Elephant Butte, New Mexico Rio Rancho, New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico East Amherst, New York Kinderhook, New York Utica, New York West Islip, New York Candler, North Carolina Columbus, Ohio Tallmadge, Ohio Westerville, Ohio Bend, Oregon Bellefonte, Pennsylvania Center Valley, Pennsylvania Dover, Pennsylvania Mercer, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Reading, Pennsylvania West Chester, Pennsylvania Columbia, South Carolina North Augusta, South Carolina Knoxville, Tennessee Aransas Pass, Texas Austin, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Houston, Texas Irving, Texas Killeen, Texas Richmond, Texas San Marcos, Texas Spicewood, Texas Farmington, Utah Radford, Virginia Battle Ground, Washington Kalama, Washington Spokane, Washington Warden, Washington Morgantown, West Virginia Menasha, Wisconsin
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