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SpinTop Red Starburst Blanket Flower Gaillardia aristata

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Summer
Mature Size
10" 12" 25cm 30cm
Height: 8" - 10"
Spread: 12"
Height: 20cm - 25cm
Spread: 30cm
Proven Selections
  • Details

    8 - 10 Inches
    12 - 12 Inches
    12 - 12 Inches
    20cm - 25cm
    30cm
    30cm

    Features

    Yellow flowers with red eye. A compact Gaillardia with fantastic color and large flowers.

    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Small or Miniature

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    8 - 10 Inches 20cm - 25cm
    Spacing: 
    12 Inches 30cm
    Spread: 
    12 Inches 30cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Red
    Flower Colors: 
    Yellow
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Bright green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Spring through Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Dried Flower
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Prefers well drained soil. Drought tolerant and heat tolerant. Deadhead to promote reblooming. Late in the season spent blooms are a great food source for birds.

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    • I love the vibrancy and compact size of this plant, as well as it's attractiveness to pollinators. The long-lasting blooms don't disappoint. How did I pass these by for so long?

      Valerie L Green
      , Ohio
      , United States
      , 13 weeks ago
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