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Gaillardia x grandiflora Sunset Snappy

Common name: Blanketflower

You will bring a splash of colour to your garden with this vibrant, easy-to-grow perennial.

-10 to -15°C
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators
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A new, hybrid cross between two varieties of gaillardia which combines the best qualities of both to create a vigorous and robust plant with and abundant, blanket of blooms. Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Sunset Snappy' brings sunny flowers, up to 10cm across, with purple-pink petals which have striking yellow tips. Blooms are produced over mounds of grey-green foliage from early summer through to October time if spent flowers are removed to encourage continual production. This colourful variety is perfect for pollinators and also makes and excellent cut flower for a vase or bouquet. Petals will glow like fire embers bringing reflective splendour to pots, window boxes and herbaceous borders.A fabulous way to pull in butterflies and other pollinators to your garden, Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Sunset Snappy' prefers a site with well-drained soil in full sun that benefits from a south or west facing aspect. A hardy, herbaceous perennial which is drought tolerant once established. Plants mature to a height and spread of 40-50cm.
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Key Information
Latin Name Gaillardia x grandiflora Sunset Snappy 1.5 litre pot
Common Name Blanketflower
Hardiness H5 (-10 to -15°C)
Colour Red
Type Perennial
Format 1.5 Litre Pots
Position Full-Sun
Height in Maturity (m) 0.40 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.40
Soil Conditions Clay Loam Sand
Aspect South-facing, West-facing
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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