Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra

Gaillardia “Arizona Apricot” is a compact perennial that grows up to 30cm high and bears large, daisy-like flowers in shades of orange and apricot from early summer. This plant can cope well in drought.

This evergreen perennial stands out because of it’s unusual look with its sturdy flower stems that are covered in whorls of pale yellow hooded flowers. After flowering these turn into architectural seedheads that give interest to your border in the bleak winter months and offer shelter for small insects.

Oversized lavender-coloured feathery flowers with a sweet scent that grow tall over grey-green foliage. The plant flowers all throughout summer and early autumn. The flowers are great for cutting or drying. We don’t recommend feeding these flowers, because this would encourge leaf growth instead of flowers.