Gaillardia

Gaillardia
Blanket flowers

I had posted Gaillardia on June 30th, when it first started blooming in my garden. I love this plant. The color is beautiful!

Gaillardia is from the sunflower family (Asteraceae), native to North America. It was named after M. Gaillard de Charentonneau, an 18th-century French who was a patron of botany. The common name refers to the inflorescence's resemblance to brightly patterned blankets made by Native Americans. Gaillardia is sometimes commonly called blanket flower in reference to the resemblance of its rich and warm flower colors and patterns to blankets woven by Native Americans. Others suggest that the name blanket flower was originally derived from the habit of wild species plants to form colonies that blanket the ground.

Butterflies are attractive to the flowers and goldfinches like the spent flower heads.