Perennials
Gaillardia Arizona Sun (. orange/red/yellow)
Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Arizona Sun'
Also known as Arizona Sun Blanket Flower
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About This Plant
Gaillardia Arizona Sun (. orange/red/yellow), '. orange/red/yellow', is valued for seasonal interest and the role it plays in PNW garden borders.
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia) , North American native with cheerful red-and-yellow daisy flowers all summer. Tough drought-tolerant.
Full sun suits this species. Plant in well-drained, lean soil. Hardy USDA Zone 3 to 10. Drought-tolerant. Often short-lived but self-sows.
For a Pacific Northwest native perennial of similar character, consider Aquilegia formosa (Western Red Columbine), Tellima grandiflora (Fringecups), or Dicentra formosa (Pacific Bleeding Heart) , all support native pollinators.
Plant Details
- Botanical
- Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Arizona Sun'
- Common name
- Arizona Sun Blanket Flower
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage type
- Semi-evergreen
- Mature size
- 10-12 in tall × 10-14 in wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Bloom time
- Early summer
- Bloom color
- Red
- Foliage color
- Green
Care Notes
Garden Attributes
- Pacific NW native
- Deer resistant
- Coastal suitable
- Grown organically
- Pollinator value: Bees, Native specialist bees, Butterflies
- Wildlife: Bird forage, Pollinator support