Gaillardia pulchella Mix Seeds

Gaillardia Pulchella is an annual or short-lived perennial flowering plant popularly known as the Firewheel flower. The Flowers are very helpful for attracting pollinators such as bees, and butterflies. Gaillardia Pulchella flowers are very easy to grow from seed. 

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Product Detail

• Number of Gaillardia Pulchella Mix Seeds: 200 Seeds
• Where to grow: Balcony or terrace garden
• Best Sowing Season: Summer (May to July) and Fall (September - November)
• Sowing method: Direct or Seedling transplant
• Sowing depth: 0.3 cm 
• Germination temperature: 10-21°C
• Germination time: 7 to 15 days
• Blooming time: Mid Summer to Monsoon (May to August)

What size grow bag is best for Gaillardia?

• 9 x 9  (W*H)
• 12 x 12 (W*H)
• 15 x 12 (W*H)
• 15 x 15 (W*H)

Gaillardia Pulchella Growing Season In India

Gaillardia thrives in dry and hot conditions, you can sow the gaillardia blanket flower seeds during summer (May to July). In the warm areas where winter is mild, fall (September - November) is the gaillardia sowing season. 

How To Grow Gaillardia Pulchella (Firewheel) Flower 

You can sow gaillardia seeds directly into the garden or pot/grow bag or germinate the seeds in seedling trays and then transplant them to the final pot or location. The best temperature for gaillardia seeds to germinate is around 10-21°C. 

Gaillardia Pulchella Mix Seeds Sowing Method 

Take a seedling tray and fill it with a potting mix, you can also germinate the gaillardia seeds in a coco peat coin. Sow 1-2 gaillardia seeds in each cell at 0.3 cm deep in the soil. Water the soil through a watering can. Keep soil moist and place the seedling tray in a sunny spot as gaillardia seeds need light to germinate. Gaillardia seeds germinate in about 7-15 days. 
You can transplant Gaillardia plants when the seedlings have 3-5 leaves or they have grown to 8-10 cm tall. Plant only 1-2 Gaillardia seedlings per pot for healthy growth. 

Fertilizer Requirements For Gaillardia Pulchella Plants

Gaillardia grows well in poor soil and encourages more flowering in poor soil as compared to planting in rich soil. Do not add any fertilizer, even if you want to add manure, then cow dung manure will be good for this.

Gaillardia Flower Plants Care Tips 

Soil - Use low-nutrient, poor but well-drained soil for planting gaillardia flowers. 
Water - Give water freely during the initial stage of the Gaillardia plant and then you can reduce watering as they become drought tolerant once established. You can give water 1-2 times a week but do not let the soil dry.
Sunlight - Gaillardia thrives in full sunlight and can tolerate shade but does not grow profusely in shade. 
Temperature - Gaillardia flower plants grow best in temperatures between 10-25°C. 
Common pests and diseases - Pests such as leaf hoppers, aphids, and ladybugs stunt plant growth. And aster yellow is a viral disease that infects the Gaillardia plant so it is best to remove the infected plant to avoid the spread of these diseases. You can use neem oil on the plant to control these pests.

Gaillardia Pulchella Bloom Time 

• Blanket or Gaillardia flowers bloom 45-60 days after transplant and the bloom period lasts for 8 weeks or more. 
• Usually, gaillardia blooms from mid-Summer to Monsoon (May to August).

Gaillardia Pulchella Special Features 

• Common name - Indian blanket flower, sundance flower, firewheel flower
• Scientific name - Gaillardia Pulchella
• Height - up to 60 cm 
• Level of growing - Easy 

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