January 04, 2011
You'll Love This Award-Winning Blanket Flower
 Gardening is competitive, whether we like to admit it or not. Who doesn't want to be that house on the block with the newest and coolest plants?
For an easy-care perennial that will turn your neighbors' heads, check out Mesa Yellow, a new blanket flower cultivar in 2010 and an All-America Selections winner.
Mesa Yellow boasts brilliant all-yellow flowers that appear from spring to fall. Its tidy, mounded habit makes it a great choice for containers and cut flowers. Bees and butterflies like it, too.
Common name: Mesa Yellow gaillardia, Mesa Yellow blanket flower
Botanical name: Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Mesa' Mesa Yellow
Plant type: Perennial
Zones: 5 to 9
Height: 16 to 22 inches
Family: Asteraceae
Growing conditions
— Sun: Full sun
— Soil: Average, well-drained
— Moisture: Average to dry
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