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Gaillardia

see text Gaillardia is a drought-tolerant perennial from the sunflower family (Asteraceae). It was named after M. Gaillard de Charentonneau, an 18th-century French magistrate who was a patron of botany. These are annuals and perennials occurring in North America. They will grow under very harsh and dry conditions, forming mounds, 8 - 18 inches (20 - 45 cm) high. It will even bloom in sand along a seashore. They form wiry, branched stems with lanceolate to linear basal leaves. The plant grows to 1 1/2 to 2ft (45 - 60 cm) tall, with bright daisy-like single color and bi-color blooms in shades from buff to red to brown. The flowers bloom in the summer. There more than two dozen species of Gaillardia.

Species

  • Gaillardia aestivalis : Lanceleaf Blanketflower
    • Gaillardia aestivalis var. aestivalis : Lanceleaf Blanketflower
    • Gaillardia aestivalis var. flavovirens : Lanceleaf Blanketflower
    • Gaillardia aestivalis var. winkleri : Winkler's Blanketflower
  • Gaillardia amblyodon : Maroon Blanketflower
  • Gaillardia aristata : Common gaillardia
  • Gaillardia arizonica : Arizona Blanketflower
    • Gaillardia arizonica var. arizonica : Arizona Blanketflower
    • Gaillardia arizonica var. pringlei : Pringle's Blanketflower
  • Gaillardia coahuilensis : Bandanna Daisy
  • Gaillardia flava : Yellow Blanketflower
  • Gaillardia x grandiflora aristata G. pulchella''
  • Gaillardia multiceps : Onion Blanketflower
    • Gaillardia multiceps var. microcephala : Onion Blanketflower
    • Gaillardia multiceps var. multiceps : Onion Blanketflower
  • Gaillardia parryi : Parry's Blanketflower
  • Gaillardia pinnatifida : Red Dome Blanketflower
    • Gaillardia pinnatifida var. linearis : : Red Dome Blanketflower
    • Gaillardia pinnatifida var. pinnatifida : Red Dome Blanketflower
  • Gaillardia pulchella : Firewheel
    • Gaillardia pulchella var. australis : Firewheel
    • Gaillardia pulchella var. picta : : Firewheel
    • Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella : Firewheel
  • Gaillardia spathulata : : Western Blanketflower
  • Gaillardia suavis : : Perfumeballs

 

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