{"id":1797,"date":"2011-08-29T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=1797"},"modified":"2011-08-24T23:09:30","modified_gmt":"2011-08-25T03:09:30","slug":"gaillardia-survival-depends-on-winter-soil-drainage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2011\/08\/29\/gaillardia-survival-depends-on-winter-soil-drainage\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaillardia Survival Depends On Winter Soil Drainage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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'Mesa Yellow' gaillardia<\/p><\/div>\n

In recent years several hybrid cultivars of blanket flowers (Gaillardia <\/em>x grandflora<\/em>) <\/em>have been introduced. Some are annuals and others perennials. This North American prairie native is hardy in USDA zone 5 hardy. Gaillardias should thrive in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and 7), but they don\u2019t!<\/span><\/strong> Soggy winter clay soil is their Achilees\u2019 heel.<\/p>\n

Gaillardias grow in average well-drained soil under full sunlight. Two-year established gaillardias are heat and drought tolerant. Blanket flowers have a compact mounding habit. Perennial cultivars excel in garden beds or in containers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Flower colors range from reds, oranges, yellows, and multi-blends, with average bloom sizes between 3 to 4 inches across. Their long flowering period continues from early June through September. Deadheading increases flower numbers.<\/p>\n

The cultivar \u2018Fanfare\u2019 produces flowers with a dark burgundy center surrounded by red fluted ray petals and flared yellow\u00a0edges. \u2018Fanfare\u2019 is a vigorous grower at 16-24″ in height and 24-28″ in width.<\/p>\n

The cultivar \u2018Mesa Yellow\u2019 grows 16-18 inches tall and 20-22 inches wide. Their bright yellow flowers\u00a0form 2-3 weeks earlier than \u2018Fanfare\u2019.<\/p>\n

Whether the perennial crown survives through the winter is determined by the soil’s drainage capacity. Seedlings from past year’s\u00a0seed may come back. Plants are deer and rabbit proof, and\u00a0flowers attract numerous butterflies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In recent years several hybrid cultivars of blanket flowers (Gaillardia x grandflora) have been introduced. Some are annuals and others perennials. This North American prairie native is hardy in USDA zone 5 hardy. Gaillardias should thrive in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and 7), but they don\u2019t! Soggy winter clay soil is their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[776,749,674,602,774,625,777,630,706,646,1,113],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1797"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1797"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1808,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1797\/revisions\/1808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}