Flowers
Gaillardia 'Goblin'
Blanket flower
With flame-red petals edged with contrasting yellow tips, this blanket flower will provide vibrant groundcover in a sunny spot among your borders. Flowering the first year from seed if sown early, it is popular with pollinators, and can be used as a cutting flower.
- Plant type
- Perennial
- Position
- Full Sun
- Height
- 30cm
- Spread
- 60cm
Growing calendar
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Sow indoors
Sow outdoors
Flowering
Sowing & growing
Sow under cover Feb-April for flowers the same year. Sow 0.5cm deep in trays of seed compost and germinate at 15-20°C. Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle. Grow on in light, frost-free conditions and acclimatise before planting out 25cm apart. Sow directly where they are to flower May-July for flowers following year.
Aftercare
To keep flowers coming from June-September, regularly remove dead flowers which will encourage more buds.
Gallery
Ref. SEG006