Gaillardia pinnatifida
| Gaillardia pinnatifida | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 8 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Early Fall |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Gaillardia pinnatifida (common name: blanket flower)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division, with care[1].
Root cuttings in the winter[1].
Cultivation: Requires a position in full sun, succeeding in any moderately fertile well-drained soil[1]. Performs well in poor soils and copes well with hot dry conditions[1].
This species is not hardy in the colder areas of the country, it tolerates temperatures down to between -5 and -10°c[1]. Some winter protection, especially in areas experiencing heavy snows, is recommended. Covering the plants with brush wood should be enough[1].
Plants are so prolific and long blooming that they often exhaust themselves and are then short-lived[1].
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[2].
Range: Southern N. America.
Habitat: Open grasslands[3].
Edibility: The dried seeds can be ground into a powder then kneaded into seed butter and spread on bread[4].
Medicinal: The plant is used as a diuretic, taken to give relief from painful urination[5][4].
An infusion of the leaves is taken internally, and a poultice applied externally, in the treatment of gout[4].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ McGregor, Ronald. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas, 1986.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.
- ↑ Whiting, Alfred. Ethnobotany of the Hopi. North Arizona Society of Science and Art, 1939.