Add a bold splash of warm, sunset color to your garden with Indian Blanket Flower, Gaillardia pulchella. This native wildflower is loved for its striking daisy-like blooms featuring deep red centers with bright yellow or orange-tipped petals—creating a vibrant, “blanket-like” display across your landscape.
Indian Blanket Flower is a fast-growing, heat-loving annual that thrives in tough conditions where other flowers struggle. Perfect for wildflower gardens, roadside plantings, and low-maintenance landscapes, it flourishes in poor soil, full sun, and dry environments. Once established, it requires little care while producing continuous blooms from early summer through fall.
A favorite among pollinators, Indian Blanket Flower attracts butterflies, bees, and other beneficial insects, making it an excellent choice for eco-friendly and pollinator gardens.
Plant Details:
- Botanical Name: Gaillardia pulchella
- Common Name: Indian Blanket Flower
- Plant Type: Annual
- Bloom Colors: Red with yellow/orange edges
- Sun Requirements: Full sun
- Height: 12–24 inches
- Bloom Time: Early summer to fall
Why Grow Indian Blanket Flower?
- Vibrant, long-lasting blooms all season
- Extremely drought-tolerant and heat-resistant
- Thrives in poor, sandy, or rocky soil
- Attracts butterflies and pollinators
- Perfect for wildflower mixes, borders, and naturalized areas
Create a bright, low-maintenance garden filled with color and life by planting Indian Blanket Flower Seeds (Gaillardia pulchella)—a tough, beautiful wildflower that delivers all season long.