In summary, what you need to know: Name : Gaillardia x grandiflora Family : Asteraceae Type : Perennial Height: 30 to 70 cm Exposure: Sunny ...
In summary, what you need to know:
- Name : Gaillardia x grandiflora
- Family : Asteraceae
- Type : Perennial
- Height: 30 to 70 cm
- Exposure: Sunny
- Floor : Ordinary
During all the summer this flower proposes warm and lively colors what makes it a very decorative plant.
The gaillarde Planting of the forecastle
To plant well the youngsters:
For plants purchased in buckets or containers, prefer a spring planting in a mixture of soil and special "flowering plants" or geranium soil.
- Prefer sunny situations, this is where it flowers best.
- Respect a distance of 30/40 cm between each plant.
The Geranium accepts any type of soil but will flower best in light and well-drained soil.
Sowing of bedding gaillarde plant:
- You can also make a sowing in place in May or June, it is very easy to succeed!
- You can collect the seeds that are in the flower heads when they are wilted,
- you dry them,
- you store them during the winter in an envelope away from humidity
- you sow them in spring, the result is guaranteed!
Maintenance and size of the gaillarde
Gaillarde is perennial in the Mediterranean climate but will be cultivated as an annual in most other regions.
A contribution of fertilizer for flowering plants in spring in the form of granules should allow you to have a very beautiful bloom.
When to prune the gaillarde:
A beautiful bloom from one year to another being difficult to obtain, it is necessary to prune short at the end of the summer without waiting for the autumn bloom.
You then guarantee the reserves necessary to the plant which will allow it to bloom again the following year.
- Otherwise, cut back as soon as possible after the autumn flowering in November.
- The young plant is very hardy in the sense that it does not fear diseases.
To know about the "gaillarde
This perennial has great colors in red and yellow hues, warm and bright, which blend perfectly with the different greens of the plants.
In bed, in border but also in window box, you will give a very beautiful colorful touch to your garden or your terrace.
If your gardeners do not spend the winter it is generally because they will not have resisted to the frost. Therefore, some of them are considered as annuals.
A bit of gaillarde history about the garden shed:
The genus gaillardia is part of the large family of the Asteraceae. The name gaillardia, was given by the famous botanist Auguste Denis Fougeroux de Bondaroy in 1786, in homage to one of his friends, magistrate and amateur botanist, Gaillard de Charentonneau.
The gaillarde is also the floral emblem of the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region in Quebec and Wallonia in Belgium.
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