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Red Sun Buddies Gaillardia

Red Sun Buddies Gaillardia

GAILLARDIA hybrid Sun Buddies 'Red'

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  • Full Sun (6+ hrs)
  • High drought resistance
  • Round, Mounding, Bushy, and Compact
  • Ships as a 4"plant
  • 6"-12"
  • 1'–2'
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Gaillardia hybrid Sun Buddies 'Red' (Gaillardia hybrid Sun Buddies 'Red') is a boldly dramatic, richly saturated blanket flower that brings a deep, intense, jewel-toned red to the summer and fall border with a focused color authority and heat-defying performance that makes it one of the most striking warm-season perennials available for sunny, dry garden positions. Where 'Gold' radiates the pure, luminous warmth of a sunny yellow, 'Red' commands attention with a deeper, more emphatic red presence — its large, vivid deep-red daisy blooms held upright on sturdy stems above a neat, low mound of gray-green foliage with the same Sun Buddies series compact, well-branched habit that makes these blanket flowers so practically garden-friendly and ornamentally effective. The rich, saturated red color reaches its most vivid and intense expression in the full heat of summer — performing most brilliantly precisely when the summer garden demands the most from its flowering perennials.

This professional-grade 4" plant arrives with a healthy, well-established root system cultivated through professional horticultural practices — ready to establish and grow into its full, freely blooming form. 'Red' excels in mixed perennial borders, prairie-inspired plantings, rock gardens, cottage gardens, and sunny container arrangements where its vivid, saturated red flowers create bold, high-contrast color moments against silver foliage, yellow companions, and dark-leaved plants. It is particularly outstanding combined with golden rudbeckia, silver artemisia, blue salvias, and ornamental grasses for richly layered, warm-palette late-summer and fall compositions of real seasonal drama and naturalistic presence.

  • Bold, Saturated Deep-Red Flowers of Intense Presence: Large, vivid deep-red daisy blooms of rich, saturated color intensity are produced in generous, continuous abundance from early summer through fall — a bold, emphatic red presence in sunny borders and containers that commands immediate attention and sustains its vivid color performance through the full heat of summer.
  • Sun Buddies Series Compact, Well-Branched Form: The notably compact, tidy, well-branched Sun Buddies habit delivers larger flower heads in a more space-efficient, garden-friendly form than standard gaillardia — perfectly scaled for front-of-border placement, containers, and smaller sunny gardens where bold red color in a compact package makes the maximum visual impact.
  • Exceptional Heat & Drought Tolerance: Thrives in the full heat of summer, reaching its most vivid, saturated red color precisely in the hottest conditions — a heat-loving, drought-resilient performer that delivers its most spectacular display during the most demanding months of the warm growing season.
  • Prolific Long-Season Bloom: Flowers continuously and abundantly from early summer through fall with regular deadheading — delivering bold, saturated red color across the full length of the warm growing season with outstanding heat resilience and minimal maintenance requirements.
  • Native Pollinator Value: Retaining strong native pollinator value as a Gaillardia hybrid, 'Red' attracts native bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects reliably throughout the long bloom season — providing vital pollen and nectar resources while delivering its dramatic, jewel-toned red floral display across summer and fall.

These 4" healthy live plants thrive in full sun (6+ hours daily) with well-drained, lean to average soil; avoid rich, fertile conditions and consistently wet positions — lean soil and excellent drainage produce the most vivid, prolific, and longest-lived plants. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce to low supplemental irrigation. USDA Hardiness Zones 3–9; mature height: 12–16 inches in bloom; spread: 12–16 inches. Bloom time: early summer through fall. Deadhead spent blooms regularly for continuous prolific flower production through the season.

We use expedited shipping policies to protect plant health and minimize plant stress in transit.  All plants are in transit for only 1-3 days. (This does not guarantee 3-day delivery as orders are not always packed and sent out on the day of your order.) We send out deliveries on a weekly schedule to ensure quick transit times, so your order may not be packaged and shipped until later in the week. For instance, we may hold shipments to avoid weekend delays that keep plants in transit for longer.

All packaging includes eco-friendly material and our shipping methods are tested regularly to ensure plants arrive healthy upon arrival.

Additionally, any delays or damages in shipping are covered by our Healthy Plant Guarantee.

If you're plants arrived damaged, we will happily replace them for free!

Please contact us, send a picture, and detail any damage, so that we can continue to improve our shipping process and make sure you receive the healthy plants you paid for.

Mature Height is 1'–2'

Mature Spread is 6"-12"

Watering: Let dry

Blooms in:

  • Summer
  • Fall

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