Gaillardia, or blanket flower, was named for M. Gaillard de Charotonneau, who was an 18th century French Magistrate and a patron of botany, according to Wikipedia. Its common name...blanket flower...results from its resemblance to brightly patterned native American blankets.
A member of the sunflower family, it's popular in backyard gardens not only because it is so strikingly beautiful, but because it is so hearty, growing very well in harsh, dry, summer conditions.
Gaillardia flowers are just beginning to bloom in our yard, and we look forward to bunches of them, like the ones shown above that I photographed last summer.
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