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gaillardia

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

gaillardia , any plant of the genus Gaillardia of the Asteaceae family ( aster family), including annual, biennial, and perennial herbs with showy heads of red and/or yellow ray flowers and usually purple disk flowers. In the W United States they grow wild in large quantities (hence the name blanketflower); they are also popular garden flowers. Gaillardias are classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Asterales, family Asteraceae.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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	Plant a late-summer bloomer.(gaillardia)(Brief article) Magazine article from: Sunset; 9/1/2009
	plant of the week ...Gaillardia (Blanket flower).(Features) Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 8/9/2003
	Home & Gardens: Plant of the Week: GAILLARDIA (BLANKET FLOWER).(Features) Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 8/9/2003