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Sunset™ Cutie Blanket Flower

Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Sunset Cutie'

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Sunset Cutie Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Sunset Cutie') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Sunset™ Cutie Blanket Flower flowers

Sunset™ Cutie Blanket Flower flowers

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Sunset Cutie Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Sunset Cutie') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Sunset™ Cutie Blanket Flower flowers

Sunset™ Cutie Blanket Flower flowers

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Sunset Cutie Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Sunset Cutie') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Sunset™ Cutie Blanket Flower in bloom

Sunset™ Cutie Blanket Flower in bloom

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Plant Height:  10 inches

Flower Height:  14 inches

Spacing:  10 inches

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  3a

Other Names:  Blanketflower, Indian Blanket

Brand:  Monrovia

Description:

This stunning variety has bronze-red daisy-like flowers with pale yellow edges and crimson centers; prefers moist, rich sites but will adapt to dry sites; deadhead to promote re-blooming; good for naturalizing

Ornamental Features

Sunset™ Cutie Blanket Flower has masses of beautiful antique red daisy flowers with crimson eyes and buttery yellow edges at the ends of the stems from early summer to mid fall, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its tomentose narrow leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Sunset™ Cutie Blanket Flower is a dense herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Sunset™ Cutie Blanket Flower is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Rock/Alpine Gardens
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens
  • Container Planting

Planting & Growing

Sunset™ Cutie Blanket Flower will grow to be about 10 inches tall at maturity extending to 14 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 14 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 10 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Sunset™ Cutie Blanket Flower is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Rock  Edging  Garden  Naturalizing  Container 
Applications
Flowers  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features