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Gaillardia henricksonii is a small perennial wildflower from Coahuila, Mexico, growing in gypsum-derived soils, with salmon-colored daisy-like flower heads. It needs sharp drainage and full sun to thrive.
Gaillardia henricksonii is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is native to northwestern Mexico, found only in the State of Coahuila.
Gaillardia henricksonii grows in soil derived from gypsum. It is a perennial herb up to 20 cm (7.9 in) tall, with a large taproot and leaves on the stem rather than clumped at the base. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long, covered with woolly hairs. Each flower head is about 1.5 cm (0.59 in) wide. Each head has 8 salmon-colored ray flowers surrounding 60-80 reddish or brownish disc flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gaillardia henricksonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
