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Heat it Up® Scarlet Blanket Flower Gaillardia hybrid

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Heat it Up® Scarlet - Blanket Flower - Gaillardia hybrid
Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
Mature Size
2' 3'
Height: 12" - 2'
Spread: 18" - 3'
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  • Details

    Features

    Can I COME HOME with you?

    Heat tolerant plants are a great addition to hanging baskets, containers and landscapes.

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    Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
    Disease Resistant
    Long Blooming
    Fall Interest
    Heat Tolerant
    Deadheading Not Necessary
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Native to North America

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Annual
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    12 - 24 Inches
    Trails Up To: 
    16 Inches
    Spacing: 
    12 - 24 Inches
    Spread: 
    18 - 36 Inches
    Flower Colors: 
    Orange
    Flower Shade: 
    Orange
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Planting To Hard Frost
    Hardiness Zones: 
    8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Needs Good Drainage
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses Notes: 

    Great in landscapes and containers. It is an interesting component plant in combinations.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Gaillardia will perform best in well-drained, moist soil, but can tolerate dry conditions, even drought conditions once established. It can also tolerate poor soils, heat and humidity. It has no serious disease issues.

    Heat it Up® Scarlet Gaillardia hybrid 'G15272' USPP 32,692, Can 6,535
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  • 33 Awards

    Award Year Award Plant Trial
    2021 Top Performer Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens
    2021 Top Performer Boerner Botanical Garden
    2021 Perfect Score University of Tennessee - Knoxville
    2021 Top Performer University of Minnesota - Morris
    2021 Leaders of the Pack Beds North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum
    2021 Top Performer University of Guelph
    2021 Top Performer Oregon State University
    2021 Top Performer Les Exceptionelles
    2021 Top Performer Michigan State University
    2021 Top Performer Penn State
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