Is Blanketflower deer resistant?
Gaillardia aristata
Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
Not listed by Rutgers NJAES. Rated deer-resistant by El Paso County CSU Extension, whose list is a single category, mapped conservatively to Seldom Severely Damaged.
About Blanketflower
Banded red into yellow, the daisies keep coming from midsummer to the frosts over fuzzy gray-green leaves that deer show little interest in. Fertile ground shortens its life. What it asks for is infertile, sharply drained soil, and in rich retentive ground it flowers hard for one season and then fails to reappear — usually over the winter, with the crown sitting wet, rather than in the August drought people spend their time worrying about. Keep mulch away from it. Increase it in early spring by making root divisions, splitting the taproot vertically, rather than tearing a clump apart. Seed needs no treatment of any kind; germination is erratic, but plants often flower by the end of their first season, so leave a few heads standing in fall and let it replace itself. Eighteen inches to two feet on dry ground, though the species can reach four.
Similar to Blanketflower
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
- African LilyAgapanthus sp.Zones 8–11, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AsparagusAsparagus officinalisZones 2–9Seldom damaged
- AsterAster sp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AstilbeAstilbe x arendsiiZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Baby's BreathGypsophila sp.Zones 3–9, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- BastardsageEriogonum wrightiiZones 5–10Seldom damaged
Where Blanketflower grows
Hardy across 50 states on zone range alone, and native to 20 of them. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering. Select any state, including one it will not grow in, for what is resistant there.
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- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
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- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Common questions about Blanketflower
- Is Blanketflower deer resistant?
- Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Blanketflower grow in?
- Blanketflower is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Blanketflower grow in shade?
- No. Blanketflower wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Blanketflower get?
- Mature height is roughly 48–48 in. Growth rate is moderate.