Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) is a short-lived annual flowering plant native to the central United States. It is easily grown throughout the southeast. The flowers are bright red with a yellow rim and is slightly smaller than Gaillardia aristatabut is very drought tolerant and even salt tolerant, thriving along coastal dunes.
Gaillardia pulchella | |
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Indian Blanket | |
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Species: | G. pulchella |
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Gaillardia pulchella Foug., 1788 | |