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Gaillardia

Gaillardia aristata

Photo by CynthiaMHori
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Description:

These plants form wiry, branched stems with lanceolate to linear basal leaves. The plant grows to 11⁄2 to 2 ft (46 to 61 cm) tall, with bright daisy-like single color and bi-color blooms in shades from buff to red to brown. The flowers bloom in the summer. There are more than two dozen known species of Gaillardia.

Habitat:

A perennial plant that is a generalist and can live in a cultivated garden or a mountain side

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PublishedFebruary 13, 2011

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