{"id":3605,"date":"2011-09-05T20:21:38","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T00:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/?p=3605"},"modified":"2019-01-17T08:14:50","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T13:14:50","slug":"growing-gaillardia-oranges-lemons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/annuals-perennials\/perennials\/2011\/09\/05\/growing-gaillardia-oranges-lemons\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Gaillardia ‘Oranges & Lemons’"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3606\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/g3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/g3.png 700w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/g3-600x385.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>After 3 solid months of blooming and hardly any care, our Gaillardia ‘Oranges & Lemons’ still looks great<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Confession: I’m a lazy gardener. Well, maybe not so much lazy as I can’t be bothered with perennials that don’t pull their own weight because I’m busy enough as it is fussing over the roses. I ask a lot of my perennials. They need to look good <em>at least<\/em>\u00a03 seasons out of the year (bonus points if they are attractive in winter), and require minimal, if any, care during the growing season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3613\" title=\"Gaillardia 'Oranges & Lemons'\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/h4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/h4.png 700w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/h4-600x385.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><em><strong>Gaillardia attracts pollinators such as bees and butterflies but is resistant to nibbling deer and rabbits<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our little patch of earth has become a bit of a trial garden as I compulsively purchase different plants and make mental notes of which ones I would want to grow again when we someday move into our own home. Honestly, a lot won’t make the cut; they either have a short bloom time, need staking, have “messy” leaves, can’t withstand a heavy rain, are too invasive, or simply look blah by the end of the season and I know what’s left of them won’t stand up to a blanket of snow. Not so the case with my recent addition to the garden, Gaillardia ‘Orange & Lemons.’ I know that was a long buildup to finally get to the subject, but I really needed it to emphasize how truly awesome this perennial is.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3615\" title=\"Gaillardia 'Oranges & Lemons'\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/g1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/g1.png 700w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/g1-600x385.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><em><strong>Gaillardia ‘Oranges & Lemons’ glows in the late afternoon sun<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Put it this way, I planted our Gaillardia ‘Oranges & Lemons’ last June and other than watering it (because I have it in a container which dries out quickly), I haven’t done anything else and it still looks amazing. I haven’t even dead-headed the flowers because I like the way the seed-heads look, and I imagine the thistle-eating birds like goldfinches and chickadees will appreciate me leaving some seeds behind for them. And don’t even get me started on the pollinators. There is a consistent cloud of bees and butterflies on the blossoms from dawn ’til dusk. The flowers are vibrant orangish-yellow rising on sturdy stems above a neat rosette of lance-leaved foliage and make a great companion to roses and annuals such as petunias (as we have in our container garden.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3616\" title=\"Gaillardia 'Oranges & Lemons'\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/g2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/g2.png 700w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/g2-600x385.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><em><strong>We have our Gaillardia growing in full sun as part of our patio container garden.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gaillardia does best in full sun, grows to about 1-1 1\/2′ wide x 2′ tall, blooms from summer-fall and is deer and rabbit resistant. It thrives even in poor soil and is hardy in zones 5-9. Something to note: this plant does not like wet feet, which is especially important in areas with freezing winters. I had a different variety of Gaillardia planted in a not-so-ideal location and last winter practically did it in; it limped into spring and never fully recovered. Best to plant Gaillardia where it will have excellent drainage. We purchased ours at a local nursery, but they can also be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/29187-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to be reserved for next spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 3 solid months of blooming and hardly any care, our Gaillardia ‘Oranges & Lemons’ still looks great Confession: I’m a lazy gardener. 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