Gaillardia REALFLOR 'Fanfare Showtime'
Best low-maintenance perennial for gardeners seeking vibrant, heat-tolerant summer color.
Brighten your garden with Gaillardia REALFLOR® 'Fanfare Showtime', a perennial blanket flower boasting unique pinwheel blooms in a warm palette of dark pink, orange, and red. This heat-tolerant variety thrives in full sun and is ideal for enduring summer heat, making it a perfect addition to southern gardens. While it appreciates regular moisture, it becomes drought tolerant once established. Its adaptability makes it suitable for beds, borders, and containers, offering continuous color from early spring to early fall.
$14.95
Owner Satisfaction
4.6
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Category Rank
837
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#837 in Landscaping & Garden Plants
Price vs Category Average
-46%
Below average
SKU
27515
Who it's for
- Gardeners seeking unique, eye-catching floral textures
- Homeowners wanting reliable, long-lasting seasonal color
- Busy landscapers needing drought-tolerant, low-maintenance perennials
Who should skip it
- Gardeners preferring permanent, long-term landscape fixtures
- Owners of heavy, clay-based, or poorly draining soil
- Minimalists looking for plants that require zero maintenance
Performance breakdown
Heat Tolerance
Thrives in sweltering summer conditions where other perennials often wilt.
Bloom Longevity
Provides a consistent, vibrant color show from early spring through autumn.
Drought Resilience
Establishes deep roots to handle dry spells with minimal supplemental watering.
Versatility
Adapts seamlessly to container gardening, garden borders, or open landscape beds.
Maintenance Ease
A low-effort perennial that rewards minimal care with high-impact visual results.
Visual Impact
Unique pinwheel blooms create a striking, high-contrast focal point in landscapes.
Key Specs
SKU
27515
Genus
Gaillardia
Species
x grandiflora
Mature Height
2 Feet
Mature Width
3 Feet
Light Requirement
Full Sun
Soil Drainage
Moist, well-drained
Hardiness Zones
2 - 10
Features
- Long bloom season from spring to fall
- Withstands high summer heat
- Drought tolerant once established
- Unique pinwheel-style blooms
- Vibrant warm color palette
- Adaptable to containers, beds, and borders
- Low maintenance perennial
What customers say
Customers are captivated by the unique design of the Gaillardia 'Fanfare Showtime', highlighting the striking trumpet shaped petals and intense color saturation that truly elevates garden aesthetics. The consistent theme is reliability; this perennial delivers exceptional, season long performance, blooming profusely from early summer well into fall. Gardeners appreciate its robust nature and ease of establishment, confirming it as a low maintenance, high impact choice. This plant offers tremendous visual value through its dependable, vibrant display.
Know before you buy
This variety offers a long-lasting display, producing its unique pinwheel blooms continuously from early spring through early fall.
Yes, its compact growth habit makes it well-suited for containers, as well as traditional garden beds and borders.
While it requires regular moisture when first planted, it becomes quite drought-tolerant once it has established a strong root system.
Absolutely. 'Fanfare Showtime' is specifically noted for its heat tolerance, making it an excellent choice for gardens in warmer regions.
It thrives best in loamy, well-drained soil. Ensuring good drainage is key to keeping the plant healthy, especially during wetter months.
Given its mature width of 3 feet, you should space plants at least 3 feet apart to allow for proper air circulation and growth.
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