Spin Top Red Starburst Blanket Flower

SpinTop Red Starburst is a compact, freely branching blanket flower with red and yellow-orange daisy-like blooms. Its flowers begin in late spring and continue into fall, bringing a long display to sunny beds and containers. ## Garden Use Use this small mound at the front of a sunny border, in a rock garden, or in a container. Its flowers attract butterflies and other pollinators. Plant patent PP31518 names the cultivar ‘Dogailredstar’ and describes its compact habit and bicolored flowers ([USPP31518](https://patents.google.com/patent/USPP31518P2/en)). A regional grower lists about 8–12 inches tall and 12–16 inches wide ([Hall’s Flower Shop](https://www.hallsflowershop.com/flowers/perennial-plants/gaillardia-spin-top-red-starburst-/)). ## Growing Conditions Give it full sun and sharply drained soil. Dümmen Orange lists the SpinTop line as mounding, heat tolerant, and drought tolerant; the plant performs best without winter-wet soil ([Dümmen Orange](https://na.dummenorange.com/app/externalresource/site/documents/10205/do-perennials-catalog-2026_web.pdf)). ## Maintenance Water new plants as they establish, then reduce irrigation once roots are settled. Trim spent flowers for a neat display, or leave a few late heads for seed-eating birds.