Common Name	Blanket Flower
Botanical Name	Gaillardia  'Burgundy'
Zones	3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Light Requirements	Full Sun
Water Needs	Average to Low once established
Soil	Poor well drained
Height	30"
Spread	30"
Critter Resistance	Deer
Other	Grown in too much shade and plants get lanky.  Prefers average watering though can be quite drought tolerant.  Dislikes heavy clay soil.  To amend soil use small gravel, bark or soil mix, do not use compost or other rich organic matter.  Prefers poor soil.

G. 'Burgundy' boast 3" wine-red blooms with a central eye that emerges bright yellow and then slowly changes to dark red.  Blooms from early summer to fall and loved by butterflies.  Easy to maintain and heat and drought tolerant.