| Description | A Gaillardia with large golden fringed petals. |
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| Pronunciation | (gah-LARD-ee-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-10 |
| Sunlight | full, to much shade and they tend to flop |
| Moisture | average to dry, draught resistant once established |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, prone to rot in poorly drained soil |
| Flowers | golden flowers with amber-red centers, looking at the plants I have seen some but not all are fringed |
| Fruit | spherical ornamental seed head |
| Leaves | simple, alternate |
| Stems | forms a thick short stem |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 28 inches tall |
| Maintenance | dead heading, weeding out unwanted volunteer seedlings |
| Propagation | seeds, division of the thick stalk can be tough |
| Native Site | Species plant native to North and South America. |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced by JELITTO PERENNIAL SEEDS in 2006. |
| Misc Facts | Gaillardia was studied by Auguste Denis Fourgeroux (1732-1782) and he named it after Gaillard de Charentoneau. |
| Author's Notes | I garden in zone #5 where Gaillardia are short lived. I don't even consider them perennial. The best Gaillardia plantings I have seen are where the plants have reseeded. Most of the Gaillardias are cultivars and may revert back to some other forms, especially in later generations |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) , #54-The Well Tended Garden (DiSabato-Aust) #73-The Harrowsmiths Perennial Gardens |
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