Description

Gaillardia Bijou description

Stunning, yellow tipped, red flowers in summer.
Remove old flower stems to encourage more beautiful blooms.

A pollinator friendly plant including bees.
This is a butterfly friendly plant.
A bat friendly plant.

How easy is it to grow:
Good for the front, or middle, of a free draining border or near a patio and is fairly trouble free provided it is in well drained soil.

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Common name: Dwarf Blanket Flower.

The best position in the garden:

Requires sun.

What type of soil:

Well drained soil, also tolerates chalky soil.

How much moisture:

Normal, or dryish stony.

Hardiness and, or, lifespan:

Hardy – provided the drainage is good.

Care and maintenance:

When newly planted always keep it watered until the roots have grown down and it is able to find its own moisture.
Trim off old flowers.

Size of plant:

Height 25 cm.
Spread 25 cm.

Planting density – to calculate how many plants are required in a planting scheme:

Allow 16 plants per square metre.