Arizona Blanketflower
Gaillardia arizonica
Arizona blanketflower brightens the spring desert with clear yellow daisies on a compact, drought-hardy plant. A cheerful pollinator annual for hot, dry, low-water gardens.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- February, March, April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AZ, NV, UT
Related native plants
More Gaillardia species
- Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella)
- Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata)
- Pincushion Daisy (Gaillardia suavis)
- Red Dome Blanketflower (Gaillardia pinnatifida)