Arizona Apricot Blanket Flower

Arizona Apricot is a compact blanket flower with orange-red daisies tipped in yellow, carried above a low mound of green foliage. Its reliable summer and early-fall display suits the front of sunny borders, small beds, and containers; the flowers also work as fresh or dried cuts. [Proven Winners](https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/gaillardia/arizona-apricot-blanket-flower-gaillardia-aristata) lists a mature height and spread of about 12 inches and flowering for three months or longer. ## Site and seasonal display Give this perennial full sun and sharply drained soil. It tolerates poor soil and drought once established, while average moisture supports flowering. Bees and butterflies visit the flowers. Use it in a small grouping or along an edge where the compact mound can stay visible. ## Growing conditions Published hardiness guidance is USDA Zones 3–10. Leave room for a mound about a foot across; the listed mature height is also about a foot. The flowers open through summer into early fall, with deadheading helping keep the display tidy. ## Maintenance Water during establishment, then reduce irrigation as roots settle if the soil drains well. Remove faded flower heads to encourage more flowering and limit self-seeding. Cut back old stems when new growth begins in spring.