‘Sunset Cutie’ Gaillardia (photo by Paul Pilon)

New from PlantHaven is a new 15-inch gaillardia (Gaillardia x grandiflora) called Sunset Cutie® with red-bronze flowers edged in creamy yellow. It will leave a bright fiesta feel to our home landscape.

Sunset Cutie has a compact mounding plant habit. It will bloom nonstop on your patio this summer or in your perennial flower bed. It is hardy to Zone 5 to 9.

Grow gaillardias in full sun and well-drained soil or container media. Soil (media) drainage is an absolute key to plant and flowering longevity. Keep plant(s) adequately watered and fertilized. Feed container grown plants monthly with a water soluble fertilizer such as Miracle-Gro™, Schultz™, or Nature’s Source™.

Gaillarida or “blanket flower” is seldom bothered by deer. Deadheading keeps plant(s) blooming from late spring to autumn’s first frost.