Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, flower and native gardeners
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Botanical Name
Gaillardia aristata ‘Fackelschein’
A beautiful flowering gaillarda that has dark red flowers with wide yellow tips, blooms from early summer to autumn. An easy to grow and maintain perennial, reaching a height of 75 cm. Flowers are excellent for cutting and last well in a vase. Dead head to prolong flowering. Cut back to lower buds in early winter to encourage fresh growth in spring. An excellent plant for attracting bees. 20 seeds.
Sunlight
Full
Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Perennial
Sow Method
Direct or Transplant
Sowing Instructions
Raise in trays indoors or sow direct to garden once frosts passed. Cover seeds thinly and keep moist. Germinates in 2-3 weeks. Do not over feed established plants.
Height
0.6 m
Spacing/Spread
0.4 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Jan 31st
Temperate Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Feb 28th
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Jan 1st to Dec 31st