Gaillardia Dwarf Goblin
Gaillardia grandiflora
Perennial. A star performer! Goblin is a first-year flowering perennial and compact-growing selection of the native Gaillardia, also called blanket flower. Butterflies love the bright red and yellow bicolored flowers that are continually produced from summer through frost. After the petals fall, the round, reddish-brown seed heads mix among the flowers for added interest. Plants look great even in the heat of summer when many other plants seem to fade. Long lasting flowers are ideal for fresh bouquets. Deer resistant.
Full Sun. Blooms spring to first fall frost.
Height: 12" - 15" tall
Days to Emerge: 15 - 25
Seed Depth: 1/4"
Seed Spacing: A group of 8 - 10 seeds every 12"
Thinning: When 1" tall, thin to 1 every 12"
When to sow outside: 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost or as soon as soil can be worked.
When to start inside: 6 to 8 weeks before average last frost.
Artist: Carolyn Crawford