Almost 200 years have passed since Meriwether Lewis collected Gaillardia aristata, a brightly colored native wildflower that also is a favorite garden plant. Perhaps you were lucky enough to see the ...

With fall coming, LSU AgCenter horticulturists are encouraging planting Mesa series gaillardias in September or October. If they’re planted early enough, gaillardias will begin flowering before ...

The LSU AgCenter will soon trumpet the newest additions to the Louisiana Super Plant list, and professor Allen Owings of the Hammond Research Station says they should be available in nurseries in the ...

Gaillardia or Blanket Flower is the state wildflower of Oklahoma. This native member of the aster family is drought and heat tolerant, but not the longest-lived perennial in the garden. I think the ...