LATIN NAME
Gaillardia pulchella
LONGEVITY
Annual
SEASON
Warm
ORIGIN
Native
DETAILS
• Also known as Fire-wheel and Rose Ring Gaillardia.
• Bushy annual that grows to a height of 1 to 2 feet.
• Flowers from April to June
• Leaves are eaten by whitetail deer.
• Indian blanket is the State Flower of Oklahoma.
• The Kiowa believed the flowers brought good luck.
• Adapted to dry, open, sandy soils.
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