Sunrita Red Yellow Tip, also known as Blanket Flower, is a cultivar of the Gaillardia Aristata prairie flower native to North America. This plant has a compact, mounding habit of 14-16" tall and 14-18" wide, with red flowers with yellow tips blooming from spring through summer. Perennial in zone 4-9, Gaillardia is heat-loving, drought-tolerant, and attracts pollinators to patio containers, xeriscapes, and sunny landscape borders. This low-maintenance plant reaps disproportionate reward, excelling in full sun with low watering needs. Sunrita Red Yellow Tip pairs well in mixed containers or landscape borders with Leucanthemum Coconut or Leucanthemum Victorian Secret, Perovskia Russian Sage, Echinacea, Geranium, and Black-Eyed Susan.
Sunrita Red Yellow Tip Selling Tips
Sell Sunrita Red Yellow Tip to your customers who want low-maintenance, long-blooming flowers for perennial borders, cutting gardens, or containers. Many homeowners want to add colorful blooms to their landscapes or front porches without adding tons of work to their gardening routines. Gaillardia is a perfect solution, as it thrives in full sun with little water, is hardy in zones 4-9, and requires little fertilizing. The stunning yellow-tipped red flowers bloom from spring through summer, cheering up any patio, front porch, or landscape border and attracting pollinators. Pair this variety with Yellow Red Ring for an attractive color contrast.
Coach your customer:
- Plant in well-drained soil in full sun 12-16" apart or in gallon or larger containers.
- Deadhead to encourage continuous blooming. Cut back to 3" above the ground in early spring.
- Water regularly during the first season to help establish deep, well-formed roots. After that, water occasionally.
General Growing Tips For Your Rooted Cutting Liner
For best results with Sunrita Red Yellow Tip, plant one rooted liner per 4-inch container, one or two per 6-inch container, or three per 10-inch container. Use a well-drained soil with a pH of 6.0-6.3, EC of 2.0-2.5 (SME), temperatures of 70-75 daytime and 65-68 nighttime, and medium feed (200-225 ppm N) with clear water every fifth irrigation. Maintain light at 4,000-6,000 fc and provide daylight extension to 13+ hours. Pinch once, 15-20 days after transplant. Use a spray or drench of Bonzi if needed. Watch for aphids, spider mites, thrips, botrytis, and root rot.
Flowering
Red flowers with yellow tips bloom from spring through summer.
Pinching
Pinch once, 15-20 days after transplant.
Spacing
Space containers for adequate airflow and sunlight penetration around the base of each plant.
Height Control
If needed, use a Bonzi spray at 20-30 ppm or a Bonzi drench at 3-4 ppm.
Pests
You may see aphids, spider mites, and thrips.
Disease
Gaillardia Aristata varieties can be susceptible to powdery mildew, aster yellows, and fungal leaf spot. Powdery mildew is unlikely to cause the plant to die. This fungus causes a grayish powder on the surface of leaves, and can be treated by removing affected plant parts and using a preventative fungicide.
Aster yellows is a virus passed to plants by an insect called the Aster Leafhopper. The main symptom of Aster yellows is yellowing of leaves while they maintain their green veins. You may also see slowed growth, curled leaves, and deformed flowers. The disease is incurable. The main method of dealing with it is to remove and destroy infected plants, and to control insects and weeds close to susceptible plants. Dandelion and plantain are especially known to harbor Aster Yellows.
Fungal leaf spot should not present a major problem, as it usually only causes cosmetic blemishes on plant foliage; this broad group of plant disease appears as small brownish lesions on plant leaves or flowers. It can be prevented by providing sufficient airflow, keeping plants away from standing water, and watering at the base of the plant. A fungicide can be used to treat leaf spot if the integrity of the plant will be damaged.
Prevent Botrytis and root rot in your greenhouse by watering at the base of each plant in the morning, allowing the soil to dry between waterings, providing good airflow, and spacing containers so sunlight can reach the soil level of each plant.
Planting Sunrita Red Yellow Tip Liners
We recommend planting one rooted plug per 4-inch container, two per gallon container, or three per 10-inch container. Use a well-drained soil and completely bury the ellepot evenly spaced or centered in the container.
Rooted Cuttings
Cuttings vary in size between different plant families. These rooted starter plants will arrive ready to be transplanted in to your final container. If they are to be used in a landscape application, you will need to establish them in a 4 inch pot or an 1801 before planting outside.
Gaillardia Sunrita Red Yellow Tip Quick Reference Guide
| 4 Inch crop time | 9-10 Weeks |
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| 10 Inch crop time | 9-10 Weeks |
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| Bloom Period | Spring, Summer |
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| Color | Red, Yellow |
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| Habit | Mounding |
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| Height | 14-16 Inches |
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| Light | Full Sun |
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| Minimum Temp | 65 |
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| Perennial Zone | 4-9 |
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| Water Needs | Light |
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| Patented Plant | yes |
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