About

A cheerful annual, reaching 30-80cm, with a bushy habit with fresh green foliage. It produces abundant flowers all season in yellow. 'Golden Queen' is valued in garden settings.

About the genus

Gaillardia can be annuals, biennials or perennials, with simple or pinnately lobed leaves and showy, long-stalked, yellow, orange or red, daisy-like flower-heads borne over a long period

Plant details

Suggested usesBedding, containers, hanging baskets

Care notes

CultivationFertile, moist soil in full sun
PruningDeadhead regularly
PropagationSow seed in spring
Pest resistanceAphids and slugs
Disease resistanceGrey mould in wet conditions