Gaillardia 'Arizona Red Shades'
Best low-maintenance perennial for gardeners seeking vibrant, season-long color.
Gaillardia 'Arizona Red Shades' is a vigorous and durable blanket flower, celebrated for its exceptionally floriferous nature. It produces abundant, vibrant blooms from late spring through early fall, offering continuous color. This adaptable variety thrives in challenging conditions, tolerating poor soil, heat, humidity, and drought once established. Its flowers are excellent for cutting, making it a versatile choice for ground cover, beds, borders, or containers, providing gorgeous color throughout the season until the first frost.
$13.95
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Price vs Category Average
-50%
Below average
Genus
Gaillardia
/ Gaillardia
Who it's for
- Container gardeners wanting tidy, compact plant forms
- Gardeners seeking vibrant, long-lasting seasonal color
- Busy homeowners needing low-maintenance, drought-tolerant landscaping
Who should skip it
- Gardeners preferring long-term, permanent perennial plantings
- Low-effort gardeners avoiding regular maintenance chores
- Homeowners dealing with heavy, moisture-retaining clay soils
Performance breakdown
Bloom Longevity
Continuous color production from late spring through the first fall frost.
Environmental Resilience
Thrives in heat, humidity, and poor soil with minimal fuss.
Establishment Speed
Reliable first-year flowering ensures immediate visual impact in the garden.
Drought Tolerance
Requires minimal supplemental watering once the root system is fully established.
Versatility
Adapts perfectly to containers, borders, or as a vibrant groundcover.
Pollinator Appeal
Bright, nectar-rich blooms serve as a magnet for local garden pollinators.
Key Specs
Genus
Gaillardia
Variety
'Arizona Red Shades'
Mature Height
12 in
Mature Width
14 in
Light Requirement
Full Sun
Moisture Requirement
Dry to Moist, well-drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring to Early Fall
Item Form
1-Quart Container
Features
- Exceptional early and continuous blooming
- Tolerates heat, humidity, and poor soil
- Drought tolerant once established
- Vibrant, multi-color blooms
- Long bloom time into early fall
- Flowers are great for cutting
- Durable and vigorous growth
- Blooms the first year
What customers say
Customers consistently celebrate the exceptional reliability and visual impact of the 'Arizona Red Shades' Gaillardia. Reviewers frequently note its impressive hardiness, praising how quickly the plants establish and thrive even in challenging, hot garden conditions. The vibrant, deep red coloring and extended bloom time deliver significant aesthetic value, making it a standout performer. Gardeners appreciate this plant as a low maintenance, high reward addition that provides reliable color throughout the summer season.
Know before you buy
Yes, this variety is known for being exceptionally floriferous and will produce vibrant blooms during its first growing season.
This Gaillardia requires full sun to perform at its best. Ensure you plant it in a location that receives at least six to eight hours of direct sunlight daily.
Absolutely. It is a vigorous, durable plant specifically bred to tolerate heat, humidity, and poor soil conditions, making it an excellent choice for challenging garden spots.
While it requires moderate water initially, this variety is drought-tolerant once established. You should allow the soil to dry out slightly between waterings, as it prefers well-drained conditions.
Yes, the blooms are excellent for cutting. You can enjoy their vibrant color indoors by harvesting them throughout the long blooming season.
At maturity, 'Arizona Red Shades' typically reaches a height of 12 inches and a width of 14 inches, making it a compact choice for borders or containers.
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