Gaillardia Pulchella named Sundance Bicolor #2 is a painting by J McCombie which was uploaded on July 30th, 2014.
Gaillardia Pulchella named Sundance Bicolor #2
Gaillardia pulchella is named after M. Gaillard, a French botany patron, and is also known as: firewheel, Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket, Indian... more
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Gaillardia Pulchella named Sundance Bicolor #2
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J McCombie
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Gaillardia pulchella is named after M. Gaillard, a French botany patron, and is also known as: firewheel, Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket, Indian Blanketflower or Sundance Bicolor.
This 2003 AAS winner is the first consistent mahogany red and golden yellow bicolor gaillardia flower. The globe-shaped festive 2 inch pom-pom blooms are primarily double and will cover the plant throughout the growing season, even during hot, dry periods. Its upright, toothed or lobed, bushy gray-green foliage beautifully sets off the showy, double daisy-like flowers with dark rose-purple centers. The blooms seem to dance on wiry stems spring to fall. It has a spreading, mounding growth habit which is ideal for hanging baskets or patio containers as well as for beds or borders. These bushy plants grow 10-14" and require virtually no maintenance - no pinching or staking!
The carefree Southwestern US and Mexican natives thrive in full sun are unfazed by the heat, humidity and drought. They are also salt tolerant and an attractive low maintenance choice for seaside plantings. Indian blanket blooms profusely even in light sands along seashore. Many states are sowing the shoulders along freeways and highways with blanket flowers, providing spectacular displays of color during the spring and early summer. LifeCycle: Annual or short-lived Perennial, Uses: Beds, Container, Thriller, Sun: Full Sun, Height: 10-14 inches, Spread: 10-12 inches, Bloom Duration: 10 weeks, Zones: 3-10.
They propagate and establish easily from flower seed. Deadhead to encourage a neater appearance and more flowering; however, a few flower heads left in the stand to mature will attract seed-loving birds and re-seed for next season. Annual Blanket Flower is a great addition to summer displays, good for ground cover, in mass plantings, along beach boardwalks, attracting butterflies to the garden and for cutting. It is a win, win for the flower garden!
G. pulchella is a parent of the hybrid G. X grandiflora from which several popular cultivars are widely available including selections with single, double, and semi double flower forms. The other parent in this crossing is G. aristata, a pretty perennial species that is native to the prairies of North America. Among these hybrid selections are 'Goblin', a dwarf that grows only 12 in (cm) tall and is perfect for sunny beds and 'Sundance Bicolor' a double-flowered with a low trailing habit. 'Tangerine' has orange petals. There are more than two dozen species of Gaillardia. Most of these are native to North America including G. pulchella which is found from Virginia to Florida and westward to Colorado and New Mexico extending south into Mexico.
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July 30th, 2014
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