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GAILLARDIA pulchella 'Baltoredem'( TORCH™ RED EMBERS, TORCH™ SERIES) PP16649
Firewheel
Annual blanketflower grows readily from seed and is native to the southern United States and Mexico. Its upright, toothed or lobed, bushy gray-green foliage beautifully sets off the showy, daisy-like flowers. Blanketflower ‘Red Ember’ features double flowers of fiery red petals with yellow tips on upright, well-branched plants. The blooms seem to dance on wiry stems spring to fall.
Annual blanketflowers are easily grown in sun and well-drained soil, but they also tolerate poor soils, heat and drought. They propagate and establish easily from seed. Mulch until planting fills in to suppress weeds. 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 the planting. Annual blanketflower is great addition to summer displays, good for ground cover, in mass plantings, along beach boardwalks, attracting butterflies to the garden and for cutting.
12 - 1
H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Annual
Full Sun
18"-24" / 45.7cm - 61.0cm
12"-18" / 30.5cm - 45.7cm
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Neutral, Alkaline
Well Drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Fast
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
Upright/Erect
Summer, Fall
Showy
Yellow, Red
Bicolor
Black
Gray Green
No
Double
Yes
Medium
Matte
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical, Wildflower
Sometimes
Birds, Butterflies
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