Blanket Flower
Goblin Gaillardia is a compact cultivar of blanket flower that brings cheerful, sun-loving color to gardens across zones 3 to 10. Growing just 12 to 18 inches tall, this dwarf variety packs the bold charm of full-sized gaillardias into a tidy footprint, making it perfect for edging, containers, and small garden spaces. The cultivar thrives in full sun and flowers reliably throughout the growing season, rewarding gardeners with minimal fuss and maximum visual impact.
12-18 inches apart
Full Sun
Low
3-10
18in H x ?in W
Perennial
High
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At just 12 to 18 inches tall, Goblin Gaillardia offers the vibrant, daisy-like blooms gaillardias are famous for without taking up garden real estate. Its compact, mounding growth habit makes it exceptionally easy to work with in borders and pots, while its hardiness across zones 3 to 10 means gardeners in nearly every climate can grow it. This is a flower that asks for full sun and little else, flowering generously without demanding deadheading, staking, or fussy care.
Goblin Gaillardia is grown as an ornamental flowering plant, valued for its bright blooms in garden beds, borders, and container plantings. Its compact size and prolific flowering habit make it a natural choice for edging perennial borders, filling small garden spaces, and creating cheerful displays in pots on patios and balconies.
Start seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date. Sow seeds at a depth of 1/4 inch in seed-starting mix, keeping the soil consistently moist until germination. Transplant seedlings outdoors 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date, after hardening them off to outdoor conditions.
Transplant hardened-off seedlings outdoors 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil can be worked. Space plants 12 to 18 inches apart. Gaillardia transplants readily and establishes quickly in full sun.
Sow seeds directly outdoors 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, pressing them lightly into the soil surface or covering with 1/4 inch of soil.
Deadhead spent flowers regularly to encourage continuous blooming throughout the growing season. No hard pruning is necessary given the plant's compact, naturally tidy growth habit.
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