Common Names: Blanket Flower

Family Name: Asteracea

Attributes: 'Fanfare' has a neet mounding habit with upward facing trumpet-like tubular flowers which are scarlett/orange tipped with bright yellow.This plant is great for use in containers, rock gardens, perennial borders or for naturalizing with.

General Information: Blanket flowers get their name from the way they used to blanket western prairies. Wild species can still be found growing in fields and along roadsides today.

Plant Care: This perennial requires little care once established. It is heat tolerant and prefers to be grown in poor or sandy soils.

Size: 12"-18"

Bloom time: Mid spring through late summer.

Long Blooming: Yes, all summer.

Flower Color: Tubular scarlett/orange flowers with yellow tips surrounding a burnt orange cone.

Exposure: Full sun or partial shade.

Soil Condition: Prefers poor or sandy soils.

Hardiness Zones: USDA ZONES 3-9

Deer Resistant: Yes

Butterfly Attractant: Yes

Heat & Humidity Tolerant: Yes

Drought Tolerant: Yes

Good as cut flower: Yes