Arizona Sun Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Arizona Sun')
gay-LARD-ee-ah ex gran-dih-FLOOR-ah 'Arizona Sun'

Deciduous Perennial Mounded
Vibrant fiery orange-red blossoms of Arizona Sun Gaillardia are accented by a ring of rich flame yellow. Leave spent flower heads to attract goldfinches as the season ends!

'Arizona Sun' is a compact, AAS award-winning selection of the garden hybrid blanket flower, Gaillardia x grandiflora. It forms a neat, low mound of grayish-green, lance-shaped leaves and blooms continuously from early summer through fall with large, fiery orange-red flowers tipped in bright yellow. Shorter and more uniform than older Gaillardia types, it is well suited to borders, containers, and mass plantings, and tolerates heat and drought once established.

Pros

  • AAS award-winning compact habit, shorter than most other Gaillardia
  • Continuous fiery red-and-yellow bloom all summer
  • Very drought-tolerant once established
  • Attracts pollinators; seed heads draw goldfinches in fall

Cons

  • Can be short-lived, especially in heavy or wet soil
  • Benefits from deadheading to keep blooming strongly
Highlights 'Arizona Sun' was an All-America Selections (AAS) award winner in 2005, prized for its compact, uniform habit compared to older, taller Gaillardia x grandiflora types. It is typically grown from seed and sold under its own name by multiple seed companies.
 

Plant Data

Mature Size 8 - 12 inches tall. 8 - 24 inches wide.
Growth Rate Fast
Sun Exposure Full Sun - Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance Dry - Medium
Zones 3a - 9b (Usually hardy to -40° F)
Tags Adaptable, Attracts Bees, Attracts Beneficial Insects, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Wildlife, Container, Deciduous, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Dry, Edging, Extended Bloom Time, Filler, Formal Garden, Full Sun, Good for Accents, Good for Beginners, Good for Borders, Good for Butterfly Garden, Good for Cottage Garden, Good for Cut Flowers, Good for Mass Planting, Good for Rock Garden, Low Maintenance, Medium, Most Popular, Nativar, Naturalizing, Normal Soil, Perennial, Prairie Garden, Rabbit Resistant, Reblooms, Showy Flowers, Thrillers, Tolerant of Hot Dry Site, Tolerant of Loamy Soil, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Well-Drained Soil
Bloom Period June - October
Flower Color Red / Yellow
 

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Black-eyed Susans, Coneflowers, Lavender, Salvia, Yarrow, Sedum, Ornamental Grasses, Coreopsis.
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2025 : 04/03 - 10/04
2024 : 05/01 - 10/05
2023 : 05/04 - 09/30

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