Blanket Flower ‘Torchlight’
Gaillardia aristata ‘Fackelschein’
A beautiful flowering gaillarda that has dark red flowers with wide yellow tips, blooms from early summer to autumn. An easy to grow and maintain perennial, reaching a height of 75 cm. Flowers are excellent for cutting and last well in a vase. Dead head to prolong flowering. Cut back to lower buds in early winter to encourage fresh growth in spring. An excellent plant for attracting bees. 20 seeds.
Sowing Instructions
Raise in trays indoors or sow direct to garden once frosts passed. Cover seeds thinly and keep moist. Germinates in 2-3 weeks. Do not over feed established plants.
Frost Hardy
Perennial
Full sun
Sowing Method
Direct, Transplant
Height
0.6m
Spacing/Spread
0.4m
Sowing Periods
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool | ||||||||||||
| Temperate | ||||||||||||
| Sub-Tropical/Tropical |
Blanket Flower ‘Torchlight’
Sale price$3.75