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Firewheel

Gaillardia pulchella

Firewheel spins out red-and-yellow pinwheel daisies from spring to frost on the hottest, driest sites. A free-seeding annual that paints sandy roadsides across the South.

Family

Asteraceae

Type

shrub

Lifespan

annual

Height

1–1.5 ft

Spacing

0.5–1 ft apart

Light

sun, part shade

Soil moisture

dry

Soil pH

neutral, alkaline

Bloom

May, June, July, August

Bloom colors

red, yellow, brown

Wildlife value

butterflies

Landscape uses

border, container

Native states

AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MO, NE, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI