| Description | A yellow flowering Gaillardia with trilobed tips. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (gah-LARD-ee-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full, to much shade and they tend to flop |
| Moisture | average to dry, drought resistant once established |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, prone to rot in poorly drained soil |
| Temperature | tolerates heat |
| Flowers | yellow, lobed ray flowers (petals) tips |
| Leaves | simple, lanceolate to linear basal leaves |
| Dimensions | 10-12 by 10-12 inches |
| Maintenance | deadheading, division every other year to maintain vigor |
| Propagation | seeds, division of the thick stalk can be tough |
| Native Site | Species native to North and South America. |
| 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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