GENERAL:
Common Name: blanket flower
Perennial
Family: Asteraceae
Plant Height: 6-20"
Root Type: taproot
Bloom Time: mid to late summer
Native Habitat: open foothills
GROWING INFO:
Soil: not partial to a specific soil, best in sandy loam
Light: full sun
Water: drought tolerant and will do well in all but soggy conditions
Germination: plant in spring barely covering seed
Native Range Map (Color Key):
Map Courtesy of: Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2011. North American Plant Atlas (http://www.bonap.org/MapSwitchboard.html). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2010. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].