Arizona Red Shades Blanket Flower is a shorter, compact variety of blanket flower.  This flower has a uniform growth habit, producing large, bright-red flower blooms all summer long.  The plant will start blooming in late spring and continue until the first frost in the spring.

This blanket flower variety requires little care.  Arizona Red Shades Blanket Flower thrives in poor soils and can tolerate drought conditions.  This perennial plant works well as a stand-alone plant or in borders.

Arizona Red Shades Blanket Flower

Gaillardia aristata ‘Arizona Red Shades’

Plant Type- Perennial

Flower Color- Bright Red to Burgundy

Foliage Color- Green

Growth Habit- Round

Growth Rate- Moderate

Zone- 3-9

Height- 12″-18″

Spread- 12″

Light- Sun

Details- Red petals with a burgundy center.

Pruning- Cut to the ground in the fall to encourage new spring growth.

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