SpinTop® Orange Halo Blanket Flower

Make people smile with this attention-grabbing Blanket Flower! They literally bloom nonstop from late spring until frost! SpinTop™ Orange Halo Gaillardia (Gaillardia aristata 'Bargaispinor') features a nicely upright, mounded form. Long flower stems emerge from the gray-green foliage. bedecked with dark red centers, and dark orange petals with yellow tips.

One of the SpinTop™ series, Orange Halo is a vivid take on the classic! The red is close to burgundy at the centers, the deep orange is electric, and the yellow toothy edges of each petal are like molten gold. Backed by a lovely 12-15 inch tall and wide mound of scratchy-looking foliage, these space savers pump out blooms til frost in some areas of USDA growing zones 5 through 9.

Deer and rabbit resistant, include Blanket Flowers in a xeric and fire-wise landscaping plan! You'll enjoy their carefree, Waterwise nature! Plus the non-stop blooming all growing season until fall provides your floral arrangements with loads of blooms - the more you snip, the more they bloom!

Planting and Application:

Plant Gaillardia in natural-looking drifts in sunny mixed perennial borders. Perfect for fall color in Cottage and Perennial gardens, as butterfly-covered Cutting garden plants, or to rev up that boring mailbox garden! This sun-loving perennial makes an exceptional mass planting to fill a bland area with blazing color. Watch as essential pollinators and gorgeous butterflies visit to take their fill of nutritious nectar.

They love sharply drained soils, so showcase them in Rock Gardens. Edge your borders in an eye-catching band of long-lasting color with these space-saving smaller perennial plants. Plant them nine inches apart, measuring from the center of one to the center of the next for a solid row.

Blanket Flowers greet your guests with their cheerful little flower faces. Keep them in single-species containers on your porch, or mix them into an all-season mix with Yucca and Ice Plant. Love as edging along paths and walkways, plant around ornamental grasses, Asters, and Coreopsis for long-lasting sunny displays late in the growing season.

• Flat-Petaled Blooms are Dark Orange with Golden-Yellow Tips
• Showy Red & Yellow Centers
• Cool-Toned, Gray-Green Foliage & Compact, Upright Mounding Habit
• Modern Selection of Native Herbaceous Perennial
• Extended Season of Blooms - Perfect for Pollinators
• Long Flower Stems Make Them Valuable for Cut Flowers

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Give Gaillardia a spot in full sun, where the soil drains quickly after a rain. They won't tolerate wet heavy clay soils or areas that might be wet in winter. Once their roots are established, they'll become a durable, Waterwise addition to a Xeric landscape. Thriving in average to low fertility and almost any type of well-drained soil. Gaillardia self-seeds, so deadhead after the blooms fade is recommended, and to encourage a rebloom, but if you miss a few in the fall - the songbirds will help themselves to the snack. Prune back in late fall once the foliage begins to yellow.

• Loves Full Sun
• Well-Drained Average Soil & Moderate Moisture
• Deadhead for Rebloom & Prune Late Fall
• Low Maintenance
• Heat Tolerant & Waterwise Once Established
• Seldom Damaged by Deer

Non-stop flower power, pollinators & incredible garden color are available for you or someone special! Make the most of your summer! Order SpinTop™ Orange Halo Gaillardia from NatureHills.com today!