Gaillardia aristata 'Arizona Apricot'
Arizona Apricot Blanket Flower, Arizona Apricot Gaillardia, Orange-Yellow Blanket Flower
- Main interest:
- large apricot coloured blooms, low maintenance, long blooming season, drought tolerant
- Exposure:
- full sun
- Soil humidity:
- dry to moist soil; well drained
- Growth type:
- clumping
- Flower colour:
- apricot, yellowish orange
- Fragrance:
- Non-fragrant
- Flowering period:
- June to September
- Foliage:
- bright green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 3a: -40 °C (-40 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 1 ft (0.3 m) width: 1 ft (0.3 m)
- Use:
- border, mass planting, rock garden, container, renaturalization, beneficial for pollinators
Arizona Apricot Blanket Flower is an outstanding, award-winning, herbaceous perennial from the ‘Arizona’ series. The blooms are large, apricot orange-yellow coloured with light yellow tips, have grand globe shaped centers, and have multiple rows of petals exhibiting a rich, full appearance.
Grows in a compact mound of bright green foliage. Blooms appear bountifully over a long blooming season from June to September, remove spent flowers to encourage re-blooming. Makes wonderful cut flowers. The flowers are also an excellent source of food for local pollinators species.
This Orange and Yellow Blanket Flower is easy to grow, low maintenance, and drought tolerant. Blanket flower is a relatively short-lived perennial, divide every few years to keep plants healthy.
- Main interest:
- large apricot coloured blooms, low maintenance, long blooming season, drought tolerant
- Exposure:
- full sun
- Soil humidity:
- dry to moist soil; well drained
- Growth type:
- clumping
- Flower colour:
- apricot, yellowish orange
- Fragrance:
- Non-fragrant
- Flowering period:
- June to September
- Foliage:
- bright green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 3a: -40 °C (-40 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 1 ft (0.3 m) width: 1 ft (0.3 m)
- Use:
- border, mass planting, rock garden, container, renaturalization, beneficial for pollinators
Synonym(s): Gaillardia 'Arizona Apricot', Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Arizona Apricot', Gaillardia grandiflora 'Arizona Apricot'
Also known as: Orange Blanket Flower, Orange and Yellow Blanket Flower, Yellow Great Blanket-flower, Yellow Gaillardia, Orange and Yellow Gaillardia