Blanket Flower Seeds – 200 Count

Southern Seeds was founded in 2019 by Ryan and Kim Dorn and became Seed Therapy in 2025. The family business moved its operations to the Dallas, Texas, area in 2023. Drawing on generations of growing experience, the team focuses on dependable seeds, personal customer service, and helping gardeners succeed. Its work includes relationships with American farms and seed donations to schools and community gardens.

Cover your garden in a fiery display of color with the Perennial Blanket Flower. This incredibly hardy North American native wildflower is celebrated for its stunning red and yellow bi-color blooms that blanket the plant from early summer all the way through fall. It is exceptionally tolerant of heat, drought, and poor soil, making it one of the easiest and most rewarding perennials to grow. Blanket Flower is a true powerhouse for pollinators, attracting a constant buzz of happy bees and butterflies to the garden.

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• Vibrant, fiery red-and-yellow flowers that bloom nonstop all summer.
• An extremely tough perennial that thrives in heat, drought, and poor soil.
• A critical food source for a wide range of native bees and butterflies.
• A reliable perennial that returns year after year with minimal care.

• Plant Name: Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata)
• Seed Quantity: Approx. 200 seeds
• Type: Heirloom, Open Pollinated, Non-GMO
• Lifecycle: Perennial
• Height: 24-30 inches
• Days to Maturity: Blooms in the second year, or first if started early.
• USDA Zone: 3-10
• Origin: American Grown

Sold as seeds for planting. Select this packet by its variety, quantity, and growing requirements; it is not a live plant.

Country of origin: United States. The supplier identifies this product as American-grown.

• Sowing: For first-year blooms, start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost. Otherwise, direct sow outdoors in late fall or early spring.
• Depth: Plant seeds 1/8 inch deep.
• Spacing: Space or thin plants to 12-18 inches apart.
• Light Requirement: Full Sun.
• Soil: Prefers average to poor, well-draining soil.
• Germination: Occurs in 14-28 days. Keep soil moist until germination.

Keep unused seeds dry and cool in a clearly labeled, closed container. Protect the packet from humidity and temperature swings, and retain the variety name and sowing notes for your next planting. Use the species-specific directions below when deciding whether to start indoors, sow directly, soak seeds, or provide a cold period. Germination and growth vary with seed handling and local growing conditions.

For general seed-starting and storage guidance, see University of Minnesota Extension’s seed-starting guide. Use the variety-specific packet directions for this product.

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