Gusto™ Sweet Chili Gaillardia aristata

GUSTO™ Sweet Chili is a compact blanket flower with large yellow-and-red bicolor blooms. Danziger lists it in the GUSTO series as Gaillardia hybrida and describes a mounded habit with fresh flowers covering many older ones. [Danziger](https://www.danzigeronline.com/catalog/perennials_catalog/gusto-sweet-chili-2/) ## Flowers & Garden Use The breeder’s series guide gives a mature size of about 5–8 inches tall and 12–14 inches wide, with hardiness zones 4–9. Its rounded shape and bright two-tone flowers work well at the front of a sunny border, in a repeated planting, or in a patio container. The GUSTO series is described as heat tolerant and pollinator friendly. Grow in full sun and well-drained soil; allow the soil to dry between irrigations. [Danziger GUSTO culture sheet](https://www.danzigeronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gaillardia-Gusto-2026.pdf) [University of Wisconsin–Madison Extension](https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/blanket-flower-gaillardia-spp/) ## Maintenance Water consistently while the plant establishes, then let the soil dry somewhat before watering again. Remove spent flower heads when you want a more polished look. Good drainage helps prevent crown and root problems.