These flowering plants are in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, native to North and South America. The blooms are 4-6" wide and 1-2 ft tall. Their common name may refer to the resemblance of the inflorescence to the brightly patterned blankets made by Native Americans.

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Diffusing light and misty fog rise through the valley like a blanket quietly covering the landscape. The forest will change from green to black and eventually the sky colors will give way to moon and stars.

Red is the color of December

Red is the color of December

Gaillardia pulchella — Blooms April to June across much of Texas. When viewed en masse, the brilliant combination of red, orange, and yellow resembles brightly woven blanket, hence the name. Also called firewheel. Saw this growing in the Houston Arboretum.

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Taken at Luane's World Winter 2020

Snow reveals the delicate beauty and details of the grasses and wild plants we generally ignore the rest of the year.

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Gaillardia soon to bloom seen at nearby nursery - where I

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Always creates a sense of wonder...last year still I'm afraid

Blanket flowers are long lived and vibrant flowers. This year these plants have been exploding with new growth. Once I started looking at the various photographs I've taken during their stages of development, I decided that this little blossom was still quite a baby flower. Perhaps that is why gardening shops are called nurseries.

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Mt Wellington shrouded in thick cloud.

My favourite old blanket

December 2019

… over the front range of the Appalachians last night

Gailardia....Blowing in the wind

Who can tell where kitten ends and blanket begins

from my garden...

Blanket flowers (Gaillardia pulchella) on the grounds of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, Arizona.

I wasn't sure we would even get many wild flowers on the Grand Mesa this year with the late late late thaw we had up there. (10,000 plus feet) But, we ended up with a beautiful flower show. Now, almost over but still blazes of glory adorn the hillsides and plateaus.

Colorado, Grand Mesa

A field in the country blanketed with yellow flowers as a strong storm forms.

Common name: Blanket Flower, Firewheel, Indian blanket

Botanical name: Gaillardia pulchella

Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)

Wenatchee Valley-Washington State

Winter arrived.