Great Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata)
Image ID: 2011/yrt211
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Other common names: Blanket Flower, Common Gaillardia
Native
Family:
Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Height: 2 to 4 ft.
Blooms: July to
September
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 2 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 8 parts
Location: Youghiogheny River Trail
Date: 7/16/2011
Notes:
Stems and leaves hairy; petals have 3 tips.
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Great Blanket Flower may be
easily confused with:
- Indian Blanket
Great blanket flower is taller, and has more broadly spaced petals.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
