Species page
Indian Blanket
Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella var. var. pulchella
Asteraceae
Purple
Red
Yellow
Indian blankets or firewheels are, along with bluebonnets, perhaps the most familiar wildflowers of Texas. At least seven species are known from the state, and this spring-blooming annual is the most common and the most widespread. It does equally well on sandy and clayey soils.
