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Indian Blanket Flower
(Gaillardia aristata)
Plant Type: Perennial-  Plant early and it will bloom the first year.
Bloom Time: Summer to frost
Height:  12" - 15" tall
Exposure: Full Sun
Sow Outside:  Mid April
Sow Inside:  Spring - 6 - 8 weeks before last frost. 
Seed Depth:  1/4"
Plant spacing 12"
Days to Germinate; 15 to 25
Days to bloom Will bloom the first year if planted early. About 100 days
Collecting Seeds

 


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Blanket flowers are easy to grow, prolific bloomers (seed producers), drought tolerant, great in bouquets and press beautifully.  The seeds are dispensed by a combination of wind and burr action (catching a ride on animal fur and human clothing). Deadheading will encourage more blooms.

 
 
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant."  Robert Louis Stevenson
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