Blanket-flower

It is difficult to know the native range of this plant in Florida as it has been widely planted on roadsides across much of the state at least since the 1700s.



Cultivated flower beds, roadside wildflower plantings, wildflower garden. Typically grown as an annual though some plants may persist for several years.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury.

A series of studies in the last 10 years are suggesting that Gaillardia pulchella is likely not native to Florida.   It is widely grown and  naturalized in Florida especially near the coasts, but it is probably not native east of Texas (Weakley et al. 2020).

If you plant this plant, as many of have done, it is best to treat is as a non-invasive non-native.  It is a North American native believed to have its native range in the south-central US.

Birds that eat the seeds include chickadees, titmice, and warblers.

Dry sites, often near the coast.

• Showy flowers
• Attracts many pollinators including native bees, honeybees, butterflies, butterflies and wasps.