GAILLARDIA MIX FLOWER (40 Seeds)

🌼 Gaillardia Mix Flower Growing Guide

🔹 Common name ➜ Gaillardia, Blanket flower
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Gaillardia pulchella
🔹 Type ➜ Annual flowering plant 🌿
🔹 Colors ➜ Red, Yellow, Orange mix 🔴🟡🟠

✔️ Suitable for:
➜ Organic flower farming
➜ Natural farming
➜ Terrace gardening
➜ Wildflower gardens

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ Best sowing ➜ October – November ❄️
➜ Also possible ➜ February (mild climate)

📍 Punjab:
➜ Best sowing ➜ October – November
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 18–30°C
✔️ Tolerates heat better than many winter flowers

🌱 Sowing Method
➜ Direct sowing or nursery
Seed depth: ➜ 1 cm (shallow sowing)
Spacing:
➜ Row ➜ 30–40 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 25–30 cm
✔️ Easy growing & low maintenance

🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Best ➜ Well-drained soil (even poor soil works)
➜ pH ➜ 6–7.5
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic gardening
➜ Low-input farming
➜ Dry area cultivation

🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
➜ Light feeding only:
Before sowing: ➜ Compost
During growth: ➜ Liquid compost (optional)
✔️ Too much fertilizer ❌ reduces flowering

💧 Irrigation
➜ Water every 5–7 days
➜ Drought tolerant 🌿
✔️ Avoid overwatering

✂️ Deadheading (Important)
➜ Remove dry flowers regularly
✔️ Benefits: ➜ Continuous flowering
➜ More blooms
➜ Long flowering season

🐛 Pest Control
➜ Very low pest issues 👍
If needed: ➜ Neem oil spray 🌿
✔️ Perfect for: ➜ Organic gardens
➜ Chemical-free farming

🌼 Flowering & Harvest
➜ Flowering starts ➜ 50–60 days
➜ Continues ➜ 3–4 months
✔️ Attracts: ➜ Bees 🐝
➜ Butterflies 🦋

⏳ Plant Duration
➜ Total life ➜ 4–5 months

🪴 Growing Gaillardia on Roof (Grow Bags)
Container size:
➜ Grow bag ➜ 8–10 inch
Soil mix:
➜ 40% soil
➜ 30% compost
➜ 20% cocopeat
➜ 10% sand

Sunlight ☀️
➜ 6–8 hours sunlight

Watering 💧
➜ Light watering every 1–2 days (summer)

Production
➜ 1 plant ➜ 40–120 flowers
✔️ Good for: ➜ Terrace gardening
➜ Balcony decoration
➜ Wildflower theme