Mesa Yellow Blanket Flower
Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Mesa Yellow'

Compared to other types, this honoree produces more flowers. The blanket flower, Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Mesa Yellow', is a bushy, frequently transient herbaceous perennial with numerous, vivid, sunlight yellow flowers that can reach 3.5 inches in width (8 cm). The flowers are followed by eye-catching globe-shaped seed heads. The daisy-like flowers bloom from early to late summer, roughly 2-3 weeks earlier than comparable types, and they don't lose their bright color with time. The blooms are a wonderful lure for butterflies since they are nectar-rich. This well-known blanket flower develops into a sturdy, erect plant that is uniformly compact and well-branched. Once planted, it takes little maintenance because it is wind- and rain-resistant, drought- and heat-tolerant. For its excellent all-around garden performance and lengthy flowering season, this plant is well regarded.