Akuotuotoji gailiardija – Gaillardia aristata

Akuotuotoji gailiardija

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameAkuotuotoji gailiardija
Latin plant nameGaillardia aristata Pursh.
English plant nameBlanket Flower
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 30 to 40
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
  • autumn - September - October
Blooming period3 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division, division. Seeds are sown in beds in Spring. 200 - 300 seeds per 1 gram, 1000 seedlings per 12 grams of seeds sown. Seeds stay viable for 3-4 years. Seeds germinate within 2-3 weeks. The flower sown in early Spring begins blooming the same year. Self-sowing flower. The flower is propagated by stools (10-15 cm long) between May and August outdoors in beds. Rooting percentage is 80-90. Scrub is divided in Spring and Autumn (not too late, because rooting percentage is low). It is recommended to propagate by seeds and cuttings. Some hybrid cultivars won't set true from seed.