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Fragrant Gaillardia

Gaillardia suavis

Pincushion Daisy, Rayless Gaillardia, Perfumeballs

Photograph by Gertrud Konings. http://museum2.utep.edu/chih/gardens/list/species.htm
Photograph by Gertrud Konings. http://museum2.utep.edu/chih/gardens/list/species.htm
Courtesy: Wasowski, Sally and Andy, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=22591
Courtesy: Wasowski, Sally and Andy, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=22591
Courtesy: Wasowski, Sally and Andy, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=22592
Courtesy: Wasowski, Sally and Andy, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=22592
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Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map (hover for ecoregion names)

Native Habitat: Grassland
Chihuahuan Deserts, Cross Timbers, Edwards Plateau, Southern Texas Plains, Texas Blackland Prairies

Maintenance

Adequate moisture and removal of mature flower heads will encourage flowering until fall. Or let go to seed to provide food for wildlife.

Comments

Fragrant gaillardia is a slender, upright, clumped perennial, to 24 in. tall, often forming dense stands. Fragrant, solitary flower rays are few, yellow to orange or red, very short, and soon falling off. Reddish-brown disk flowers are numerous, forming a rounded, pincushion-like head. Leaves are all basal. What it lacks in color is made up in fragrance.

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

1 to
3 ft

Spread

1 to
3 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Calcareous, Dry

Light Requirement

Part Shade

Water Requirement

Medium

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

Red, Orange, Yellow

Bloom Season

Spring

Seasonal Interest

Nectar

Wildlife Benefit

Nectar Insects, Bees

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Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Agassizia suavis, Gaillardia trinervata

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=37412#null, 3) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=3164&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 4) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=GASU, 5) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Gaillardia+suavis&formsubmit=Search+Terms

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