WATIKA Gaillardia pulchella Seed (90 per packet)
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90 Seeds Per Packet: 90 Seeds Per Packet
General
Brand: WATIKA
Model Name: APK_1699-90Seeds
Quantity: 90 per packet
Common Name: Gaillardia pulchella
Flowering Plant: Yes
Suitable For: Indoor, Outdoor
Type of Seed: Flower
Organic: Yes
Family: Daisy
Scientific Name: Asteraceae
Net Quantity: 90 per packet
Additional Features
Care Instructions: Check soil frequently (every other day or so) to ensure the soil is moist but not soggy one inch below soil line. Once established, Gaillardia is extremely drought tolerant. It can go without watering unless there are extremely hot and dry conditions, then it's best to water the bed once or twice per week.
Other Features: Growing Tips: Self sows easily. Start indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost or direct sow seeds after danger of frost. Prefers full sun and slightly dry, or even poor soil. Will tolerate heat and drought.Perennial Zones 3-10.Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-75ºF.Seed Planting Depth: 1/8" deep.Starting Indoors: Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-75ºF soil temperatures. Transplant after the last frost,12-18" apart. Water seedlings regularly until established. Sowing Outdoors: Around the last frost date when the soil temperature reaches 65-70ºF. Sow a few seeds 3-6" apart, thinning out to 12-18" apart. When thinning out try transplanting the seedlings into other places in the garden. Water seedlings regularly until established.Growth Habit: Upright.Height and Width: 18-30" x 24".Spacing: 12-18" apart.Light Needs: Full sun.Soil Needs: Poor to average, well-drained, tolerates dry soil.Approximate days to flower from seed: 90 days.
