Indian Blanket

Gaillardia pulchella Foug. - Aster family
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Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Root Depth: 12 inches

Growth Form: Single Crown

Growth Rate: Rapid

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Indeterminate

Seasonal Growth: Spring, Summer, Fall

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: None

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Indian Blanket: Chlosyne lacinia, Homoeosoma electella, Schinia bina, Schinia volupia

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.