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Gaillardia grandiflora Fanfare

Gaillardia grandiflora Fanfare
Great Blanket Flower

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young plant very fresh eagerly awaiting spring 2019 perfect packaging very fast delivery THANK YOU

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This Gaillardia offers an abundance of vibrant flowers with red petals ending in yellow-orange trumpets. The flowering starts from mid-June and lasts until the end of summer. This perennial, with continuous flowering, is not long-lived, but is undemanding, hardy, and drought-resistant. It is one of those virtually foolproof plants that find their place in all gardens, regardless of their style!
Flower size
8 cm
Height at maturity
35 cm
Spread at maturity
45 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -23°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil
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Best planting time March, September
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Description

Gaillardia grandiflora 'Fanfare' is a stocky, compact gaillardia, extraordinary in its strangeness and generosity. This gaillardia offers an exceptionally long flowering period and blooms that are as original as they are vibrant, with petals shaped like small red tubes that end in yellow-orange trumpets. This perennial, with continuous flowering, is not long-lived but it is extremely undemanding, hardy, and drought-resistant. It should be planted in sunny, rocky or sandy dry soil, on paving, in a scree garden, rockery, or in a large pot on the terrace.

Gaillardia (x) grandiflora 'Fanfare' is a spontaneous mutation that appeared in England in 1997.  This variety is the result of cross-breeding between Gaillardia aristata, a perennial native to the great central plains of North America, and Gaillardia pulchella, an almost annual plant native to northern Mexico and the southern and central United States. Belonging, like its two parents (and like the sunflower) to the large family of Asteraceae, this hybrid has inherited from its first parent excellent hardiness and increased longevity, and from the second parent its extraordinary floriferousness, rapid growth, and extremely undemanding nature. 'Fanfare' quickly forms a compact clump 30-40 cm (12-16in) tall and spreads 40-50 cm (16-20in) wide. From mid-June to mid-October, it is covered in large capitula measuring 7-8 cm (3in) wide, where pollinators gather. They are tricoloured, with particularly vibrant and shiny shades of red, orange, and yellow for a gaillardia. The entire flower is animated by a red-orange heart. The foliage, mainly basal, consists of narrow, slightly lobed or deeply cut, dark green and downy leaves. Even when faded, the flowers of this variety have a unique charm, somewhat resembling echinaceas.

Somewhat outdated today, Gaillardias, along with Coreopsis grandiflora and Gauras, are among the champions of abundant flowering. Even the wild form Gaillardia aristata proves to be very floriferous. Their only flaw is that they do not tolerate ambient humidity well, even in well-drained soil. In gardens in hotter southern regions, especially in poor soils, this plant is truly a blessing: it will accompany lavenders, rosemary, cotton lavenders, rockroses, blood-red perennial geraniums, as well as artemisias and grasses like Stipa, which are equally undemanding and floriferous plants.

 

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Gaillardia grandiflora Fanfare (Flowering) Flowering
Gaillardia grandiflora Fanfare (Foliage) Foliage
Gaillardia grandiflora Fanfare (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour two-tone
Flowering time June to September
Inflorescence Flower head
Flower size 8 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Semi-evergreen
Foliage colour green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 35 cm
Spread at maturity 45 cm
Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Genus

Gaillardia

Species

grandiflora

Cultivar

Fanfare

Family

Asteraceae

Other common names

Great Blanket Flower

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference825911

Planting and care

Resilient, gaillardias withstand intense heat, cold, drought, strong winds, and poor soils, including alkaline. In summer the slightest rain or watering during prolonged drought will revive the flowering. Plant them in well-drained soil, in full sun, and stake the taller varieties if necessary. In cooler climates, the stumps gain in robustness what you sacrifice in flowers: cutting back the stems at the end of September, to 10 cm (0 to 4in) above the ground, helps them get through the winter.

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Planting period

Best planting time March, September
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Shaded rockery, Woodland edge, Undergrowth
Type of use Border
Hardiness Hardy down to -23°C (USDA zone 6a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Well-draining soil

Care

Pruning instructions Cut back the flower stalks at the end of the season to allow the clump to become denser.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time August to September
Disease resistance Average
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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