Gaillardia pulchella

Flower

This low-maintenance hardy perennial from North America produces brilliant coloured flowers with green/purple centres and yellow / scarlet petals. The large flowers are suitable for cutting, lasting for about a week. Dead heading will prolong the flowering season.

Gaillardia is tolerant of salty conditions and will put on a good display even in the light sandy soils along the coast. Wet water logged soils will cause root rot. The spraling nature of the plant makes it suitable as a ground cover, especially for hot, dry exposed banks.

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	See also:  Composite Flowers, Culture / Germination
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Yellow Variety Yellow Variety Spontaneous Germination This seed head has been exposed to the weather for a couple of months and during the start of the wet Winter, its seeds have begun to germinate!