Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun'

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Description
Starts blooming weeks ahead of others

All-America Selections (AAS) Winner 2005

Fleuroselect Gold Medal winner 2005

Many of us remember when the seed version of this exciting blanket flower was introduced in 2005. Immediately sweeping top honors, it was hailed as a breeding breakthrough because Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun' was the first-ever gaillardia not to need a cold period to stimulate its blooms. American gardeners fell in love with this bright daisy, and the plant form is just as popular, bringing you all that vigorous growth and long bloomtime even sooner.

Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun' covers itself in 4-inch daisies of orange and red with yellow tips, so bright and cheery. The flowers are daisy shaped and face upwards, covering the foliage at the height of their season. And Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun' is a very compact plant, just a foot high and not quite as wide, which makes the big show all the more impressive.

This selection of a Native American perennial starts blooming with the first breath of hot summer weather and continues, in most climates, right through fall until nipped back by frost. That's an incredible season of color—and on a plant that is quite easy to grow.

Long-lived and adaptable to just about any area of the country, Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun' asks only for full sun and good soil drainage. Heat, humidity, drought, cold, poor soil—all of these it can, and will, handle with ease. You won't believe its staying power.

Cannot ship to GU, VI

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Genus Gaillardia
Species grandiflora
Variety 'Arizona Sun'
Zone 3 - 10
Bloom Start to End Late Spring - Late Fall
Habit Compact
Height 12 in
Width 10 in - 14 in
Bloom Size 4 in
Additional Characteristics Bloom First Year, Free Bloomer, Easy Care Plants, Long Bloomers, Butterfly Lovers, Needs Deadheading, Repeat Bloomer, Cut-and-Come-Again, Native, Flower
Bloom Color Red, Multi-Color, Yellow, Orange
Foliage Color Dark Green
Light Requirements Full Sun
Moisture Requirements Moist,  well-drained, Dry
Resistance Heat Tolerant, Disease Resistant, Pest Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Deer Resistance, Humidity Tolerant, Cold Hardy
Soil Tolerance Normal,  loamy
Uses Beds, Containers, Cut Flowers, Outdoor, Border
Restrictions *Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following:
Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Hawaii

Product Review Summary
Based on 2 reviews
The average rating for this product is 3 out of 5 stars
Overall Rating: 3.0/5.0
Customer Reviews
July 31, 2025
Perfect
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars

I absolutely love this flower. I live in Illinois and I’m using it to trim the backside of our garage next to our patio. They are carefree easy and don’t get chewed down by the bunnies. Mine get mostly high noon sun, but not late afternoon and evening sun. They still do really well!

Diana from IL
September 20, 2024
Arizona
This shopper rated the product 1 out of 5 stars

This perennial was noted as compatible with zone 10. The plant did well in the fall, winter and spring but did not survive the summer heat of Arizona

Havasu from AZ

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