Gaillardia

The genus Gaillardia has more than 20 species of herbaceous annuals or perennials, which are grown in the garden as flowering, characterized by long flowering periods. The inflorescences are large, simple or double, often two-colored, on long peduncles. Alternate elongated leaves are covered with short hairs. Gaillardia spinous (Gaillardia aristata) is a well-known perennial species up to 80 cm high, with lanceolate leaves of dark green color and inflorescences-baskets with red median and yellow marginal flowers. Hybrid varieties and garden forms were obtained from this species, which are of interest due to baskets up to 10 cm in diameter. The marginal flowers of hybrids are painted in different colors: from yellow of varying intensity to bright orange, pink, red, sometimes with an ebb or specks of a different color. They appear throughout the summer and up to October inclusive. Of the annual species, Gaillardia is popular, beautiful, or two-colored (G. pulchella, or G. bicolor). It is a bush 40-60 cm high, with elongated oval or spatulate, irregularly toothed, slightly pubescent leaves. Pure yellow, orange, red-brown, bronze, red or two-color (yellow with red or crimson with bright orange) baskets can be simple or double. Existing garden forms and varieties vary significantly in height and bloom from June to frost.

The genus Gaillardia has more than 20 species of herbaceous annuals or perennials, which are grown in the garden as flowering, characterized by long flowering periods. The inflorescences are large, simple or double, often two-colored, on long peduncles. Alternate elongated leaves are covered with short hairs.

Gaillardia spinous (Gaillardia aristata) is a well-known perennial species up to 80 cm high, with lanceolate leaves of dark green color and inflorescences-baskets with red median and yellow marginal flowers. Hybrid varieties and garden forms were obtained from this species, which are of interest due to baskets up to 10 cm in diameter. The marginal flowers of hybrids are painted in different colors: from yellow of varying intensity to bright orange, pink, red, sometimes with an ebb or specks of a different color. They appear throughout the summer and up to October inclusive.

Of the annual species, Gaillardia is popular, beautiful, or two-colored (G. pulchella, or G. bicolor). It is a bush 40-60 cm high, with elongated oval or spatulate, irregularly toothed, slightly pubescent leaves. Pure yellow, orange, red-brown, bronze, red or two-color (yellow with red or crimson with bright orange) baskets can be simple or double.

Existing garden forms and varieties vary significantly in height and bloom from June to frost.

Cultivation

Gaillardia is grown in the open field in curbs and group plantings, as cut flowers. It grows well and blooms profusely in any light non-acidic soil, does not tolerate excess moisture in the soil and fertilization with manure or other organic fertilizer. Gaillardia is fed in the budding phase with a complete mineral fertilizer at the rate of 30 g/m2. During the growing season, water-soluble complex fertilizer is added 2-3 times to the water for irrigation in an amount of 10-20 g per bucket. Tall plants require support. Perennial winter species mulch with leaves, bark, pine needles. To prolong flowering, wilted baskets are removed.

Gaillardia is grown in the open field in curbs and group plantings, as cut flowers. It grows well and blooms profusely in any light non-acidic soil, does not tolerate excess moisture in the soil and fertilization with manure or other organic fertilizer. Gaillardia is fed in the budding phase with a complete mineral fertilizer at the rate of 30 g/m2. During the growing season, water-soluble complex fertilizer is added 2-3 times to the water for irrigation in an amount of 10-20 g per bucket. Tall plants require support. Perennial winter species mulch with leaves, bark, pine needles. To prolong flowering, wilted baskets are removed.

Location

They prefer a sunny place, but grow in partial shade.

Temperature

These plants are resistant to low air temperatures. Perennial hybrids are more sensitive to winter cold.

Watering

Watering should not be frequent, but you should still avoid drying out the soil too much.

Care

Remove faded baskets and damaged parts of the plant.

Reproduction

Annual species and cultivars are propagated by seeds - they are sown in spring in April in boxes or greenhouses, planted in the ground in the second half of May, leaving a distance of 30-40 cm between plants. Seeds can be sown later, at the end of April, directly into the ground in rows or several seeds per hole. Such crops bloom later, in July. For perennial plants, in addition to propagation by seeds, vegetative propagation in spring is also possible: by dividing the bush and grafting.

Diseases

Mushrooms of the genus Septoria (Septoria) provoke the appearance of spots on the leaves. They get rid of them by treating the plants with copper-containing preparations. Often in hot, humid periods, plants are affected by powdery mildew of grapes, which is dealt with the help of special chemicals or sulfur-containing preparations.

Acquisition

Bred garden forms and varieties, varied both in height and in color of flowers, are recommended. For curbs, shorter species are preferable; for cut flowers - with long peduncles.