Where do all those new plant varieties come from? Many are accidents. I was dawdling around recently in my mother’s garden when I found a single yellow bloom in a patch of the usual red-and-yellow ...

Gaillardia, sometimes known as blanket flower, can be annuals, biennials, or perennials (check the seed packet). They have hairy leaves and showy daisy-like blossoms, usually in various combinations ...