3-inch Wonder on 12-inch Plant
This amazing Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata) was three inches wide (9cm). That might not seem unusual since there are other flowers that are much larger, but in this case the plant was only just over one foot tall (30+ cm).
Blanketflower is a native wildflower of Colorado. Many varieties have been developed for use as garden flowers. Perhaps the most common one has red petals that are tipped with yellow. This picture was taken in the scrub on water's edge of Berkeley Lake, Colorado, at the north-west border of Denver.
3-inch Wonder on 12-inch Plant
This amazing Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata) was three inches wide (9cm). That might not seem unusual since there are other flowers that are much larger, but in this case the plant was only just over one foot tall (30+ cm).
Blanketflower is a native wildflower of Colorado. Many varieties have been developed for use as garden flowers. Perhaps the most common one has red petals that are tipped with yellow. This picture was taken in the scrub on water's edge of Berkeley Lake, Colorado, at the north-west border of Denver.