Gaillardia SpinTop™ 'Mariachi Red Sky' - BLANKETFLOWER SPINTOP™ MARICAHI RED SKY'SpinTop™
Compact blanket flower cultivar with bright red curled petals with yellow tips.
Shorter-lived perennial with very long flowering season. Often used as annual.
Blooming Time: April/May–the frosts
Size: 12" high x 14-16" wide
USDA Zones: 3 to 9
Culture: Sun, half sun, average garden soils
Moisture Needs: medium (average) to medium-dry
Origin: garden cultivar, selected for compact growth and curly petals. The species is native to centra-western states, Arizona, Illinois and Canada, see the BONAP map, where can be found in the Plains, prairies, meadows, sand dunes.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: usually avoided by deer and rabbits
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: butterflies, native bees
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)
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Plant combinations: For it's flowering power is often used in bigger planters, front of flower beds, mixed with annuals. Good companions are also grasses, and finer-textured plants like Asclepias verticillata, Dalea, Liatris aspera, Coreopsis, or plants with bold structures like Yucca or Peony.
Gaillardia SpinTop™ 'Mariachi Red Sky' - BLANKETFLOWER SPINTOP™ MARICAHI RED SKY'SpinTop™
Compact blanket flower cultivar with bright red curled petals with yellow tips.
Shorter-lived perennial with very long flowering season. Often used as annual.
Blooming Time: April/May–the frosts
Size: 12" high x 14-16" wide
USDA Zones: 3 to 9
Culture: Sun, half sun, average garden soils
Moisture Needs: medium (average) to medium-dry
Origin: garden cultivar, selected for compact growth and curly petals. The species is native to centra-western states, Arizona, Illinois and Canada, see the BONAP map, where can be found in the Plains, prairies, meadows, sand dunes.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: usually avoided by deer and rabbits
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: butterflies, native bees
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)
Picture copyright: US Perennials
Plant combinations: For it's flowering power is often used in bigger planters, front of flower beds, mixed with annuals. Good companions are also grasses, and finer-textured plants like Asclepias verticillata, Dalea, Liatris aspera, Coreopsis, or plants with bold structures like Yucca or Peony.