Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Goblin'
Garden Plant Information

Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Goblin'

 

Name

Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Goblin' (also called Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Kobold' and Blanket flower, because the colours are said to resemble the blankets made by some South American communities)

Genus  

Gaillardia

Species

x grandiflora

Cultivar/variety

'Goblin' or 'Kobold'

General description

A bushy, hardy, herbaceous perennial grown for a long display of flowers in summer. Good for mixed borders, naturalistic and wildlife gardens. Drought-tolerant so useful for dry areas or gravel gardens. Mixes well with low-growing grasses.

 

Attractive to bees and butterflies.

Season of interest

Flowers in summer.

Key horticultural features

  1. Habit - bushy, fairly compact. H: 30cm S: 50cm

  2. Stem - slender, straight, lightly haired.

  3. Leaves - green, simple, lacking stems.

  4. Flowers - borne in summer, they are open, daisy-like, up to 10cm across, with a domed red-brown centre. The petals are bright yellow, shading to orange-red at the base.

 

Cultural details

Aspect

Sunny, sheltered.

Soil

Well-drained loam.

Hardiness

Hardy.

Maintenance

Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering.

Propagation

 

By seed, sown in situ after the danger of frost has passed.

 

Generally pest-free, but may be affected by downy mildew.