General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 14 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Trade name information:
Series: SpinTop™
Trade Name: Red
Cultivar name: 'Spintop Red'
Common names
  • Blanketflower
Also sold as:
  • Gaillardia x grandiflora 'SpinTop Red'
  • Gaillardia aristata 'SpinTop Red'

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Location: At a local nursery 
Date: 2020-09-30
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2020-07-02
Location: Riverton, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-08-04
Location: Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina | June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-12
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