{"product_id":"arizona-red-shades-blanket-flower-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Arizona Red Shades Blanket Flower - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eArizona Red Shades produces masses of big crimson blanket flowers from early summer right into early fall, even through hot, dry weather. Because it is grown from seed, some blooms show a thin yellow edge, which adds a little variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plant is short and tidy at 10 to 12 inches, blooms its first year, and asks for very little care. It is ideal for sunny borders, containers and dry, poor soils, and butterflies love it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaisy-like flowers about 3 inches across with broad, fringe-tipped petals in deep crimson red, some with a narrow yellow edge at the tips, around a domed maroon-brown center. Flowers are held singly on short, well-branched stems just above the leaves. Foliage is green, lance-shaped and slightly hairy. The plant is a compact, uniform mound 10 to 12 inches tall and about 12 inches wide. At peak bloom it is a low cushion of crimson flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts crimson flowers bring warm contrast to lavender, and it thrives in the same sunny, lean, well-drained soil at the front of the bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun in lean to average soil with sharp drainage; it actually prefers poorer soil. Hardy in zones 3 to 10 and very heat and drought tolerant. Deadhead regularly to extend bloom, and avoid heavy, wet soil in winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gaillardia aristata\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crimson red, some with yellow tips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact, uniform mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10–12 in tall × 12 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Great\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67723173167400,"sku":"GLLF-PER-F291DFEE-72","price":347.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/arizona-red-shades-blanket-flower.jpg?v=1790864738","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/arizona-red-shades-blanket-flower-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}