Indian Blanket Flower | Gaillardia pulchella

The Indian Blanket is a dazzling native wildflower beloved across the South for its non-stop color and iron-tough constitution in Georgia's heat and humidity. The daisy-like blooms are a striking combination of fiery red at the center fading to golden yellow at the petal tips, evoking the bold patterns of traditional woven blankets for which it is named. Indian Blanket thrives on neglect — poor soils, drought, and the long baking summers of the Georgia Piedmont only seem to make it happier. A magnet for bees, butterflies, and native pollinators, it reseeds freely and naturalizes beautifully into meadows, roadsides, and food forest edges throughout the region.

Arrives in 3.5" x 5" pot or 1 gallon pot.

Latin Name: Gaillardia pulchella

Site and Soil: Full sun, well-drained to dry soil; tolerates Georgia's red clay and sandy soils equally well

Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile; pollinator-attractive

Size at Maturity: 1–2' h x 1–2' w

Ripening Time: Blooms late spring through fall frost; exceptionally long season in Georgia's extended summers

Pests & Diseases: Virtually unbothered by pests and diseases; outstanding performance in Georgia's heat and humidity with no spraying required

USDA Zone: 3–10 (reliably perennial throughout Georgia)