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'Bijou' Blanket Flower

Gaillardia aristata 'Bijou'

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Field Notes

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."

Notes:

Thanks for helping me identify this!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)

Thanks so much! I was looking at Zinnia but it didn't have the petals...
I think it might be a Gallardia http://images.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1276&bih=680&gbv=2&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=gallardia&aq=f&aqi=g-s1g-sx9&aql=&oq=
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PublishedMay 17, 2011

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