blanket flowers

Gaillardia "Goblin" (our seeds stockists photo)

this year we have added the wonderful

Blanket Flowers to our catalogue of hardy garden colour

I grew these at our first house in town

but when we moved, it stayed behind and

I had never come across them again to replace it

so now I have a steadfast seed supplier

and this year we have our new Gaillardia

or Blanket Flowers ready for Summer gardens

they are a hardy perennial

suited to full sun and tougher soils

they do require coddling to establish, like most plants

but once you get past your first Summer

they will be a steadfast feature in the flower bed

prune back after flowering
and you should gain a second flush of blooms
prune again in Mid Autumn to regain shape

ready for next Summer

we have three types of Blanket flowers

ready now

Gaillardia "Goblin"  

 a dwarf form with yellow and orange flowers

Gaillardia "Burgundy" 

stand size with deep red flowers

Gaillardia "Aurea" 

with golden orange flowers

Later in the season we will add Gaillardia "Lorenzo" - a fancy ruffled flower

and Gaillardia "Dazzler -