Gaillardia x Grandiflora Mesa Red Blanket Flower Drought Tolerant Garden Seeds

Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x Grandiflora Mesa Red) - The first seed F1 gaillardia fills quart and gallon containers quickly with bold, brilliant red color. These plants hold up under dry conditions, and they put out intense, nonfading color all season long. Create more colourful landscapes and mixed containers with Mesa. Strong, early-flowering, well-branched plants fill quart and gallon containers quickly while maintaining the controlled height of 14 - 16 inches. Compared with other seed gaillardia, Mesa varieties are more uniform in habit and flowering time. Very drought tolerant once established.

If sowing Gaillardia seeds indoors, start 6 - 8 weeks before the last frost, use sterile starting soil and starter trays. Press the flower seeds into the soil and barely cover. Keeps seeds moist until germination. Cut back the Blanket Flower seedlings at transplanting to help it become more compact. If sowing Blanket Flower seeds outdoors, wait until danger of frost has passed. Sow flower seeds into prepared soil, cover lightly with fine garden or potting soil.

Gaillardia Seeds | Mesa Red

How to Grow

If sowing Gaillardia seeds indoors, start 6 - 8 weeks before the last frost. Use sterile starting soil and starter trays. Press the flower seeds into the soil and cover thinly, no more than the thickness of the seed. Keeps seeds moist until germination. Cut back the Blanket Flower seedlings at transplanting to help it become more compact.

• Sowing Rate: 3 - 4 seeds per plant
• Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
• Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
• Plant Spacing: 20 - 24 inches
• Height: 14 - 16 inches

Flower Specifications

If sowing Blanket Flower seeds outdoors, wait until danger of frost has passed. Sow flower seeds into prepared soil, cover lightly with fine garden or potting soil. Divide plants every 2 - 3 years in the Spring or early Fall to keep them vigorous.

• USDA Zones: 5 - 10
• Season: Perennial