Blanket Flower
Gaillardia aristata
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata) is a perennial forb native to Western and Plains US states (such as Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Texas) that can thrive in USDA Zones 3–8. Reaching a mature height of 1–2 feet with an upright branching growth habit, it features rough, lance-shaped grayish-green leaves and produces vibrant red ray flowers with bright yellow tips surrounding a dark central disk. It thrives in dry, sandy, or gravelly prairie soils in full sun and is ideal for prairie ecosystem restoration, dryland roadside plantings, and butterfly conservation plots.
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- Midwest, Intermountain West, Southwest, Pacific Northwest