Perennials · 5 varieties
Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
Spintop — hot-colored pinwheels all summer on a plant that shrugs at drought.
- Light
- Full sun
- Height
- 8–12″
- Spread
- 12″
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9 hardy here
- Blooms
- Jun–Sep
- Deer
- Usually left alone
- Rabbits
- Usually left alone
- Pollinators
- Bees and butterflies work it
- Containers
- Good in pots
- Pets
- Not on the ASPCA list ask us
Hardiness & bloom: Proven Winners rates Spintop 3a–9b.
Mounds and fills — the filler that knits a planting together.
The 5 Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) varieties we grow
Every variety we grow. Photos are going up through the season. Tap the on any variety to save it to your list. Availability changes daily — call (763) 742-8774 for what’s on the bench today.
Variety by variety
East Bethel and the north metro are zone 4; Minneapolis and St. Paul are zone 5. Green comes back in both; yellow comes back in zone 5.
| Variety | Hardiness | Blooms | Size & sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spintop Copper Suncoppery red petals with golden tips | HardinessHardy to zone 3comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jun–Sep | Size 8–12″ × 12″ Full sun · deer usually leave it alone |
| Spintop Mangoyellow and orange | HardinessHardy to zone 3comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jun–Sep | Size 8–12″ × 12″ Full sun · deer usually leave it alone |
| Spintop Orange Haloorange-red petals with yellow tips, burgundy… | HardinessHardy to zone 3comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jun–Oct | Size 8–12″ × 12″ Full sun · deer usually leave it alone |
| Spintop Redred with gold | HardinessHardy to zone 4comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jun–Sep | Size 8–12″ × 12″ Full sun · deer usually leave it alone |
| Spintop Red Starburstmedium red semi-double with yellow tips, dark… | HardinessHardy to zone 4comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jun–Sep | Size 8–12″ × 12″ Full sun · deer usually leave it alone |
Plant it with
Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) likes full sun. These share its light and add different heights or bloom times, so the bed keeps going:
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Grown chemical-free in our own seven greenhouses in East Bethel — not trucked in. Come see it in person, or use the plant picker to find what suits your spot.