This is such a showy native perennial with brilliant yellow and orange daisy-like flowers! And it is tough and drought-tolerant, and is a pollinator favorite. Plant in full sun. This is a perfect native for our area. It can be a short-lived perennial but it readily self seeds. Easy to grow, it blooms summer through fall and can grow 1-2 feet tall and wide. Blanketflower is an important species in our ecosystem, as a nectar and food source and providing resting and cover. Caterpillars of some butterflies and moths with wing colors mimicing the colors of the plant use it as a larval food source. Songbirds and upland game birds eat the seeds.
The origin of these plants is a unique area near Moscow, Idaho - Rose Creek Seed is continuing to propagate these Palouse prairie natives - they call these ‘Paradise’ in a nod to the location. The first picture is from their website. These have been vigorous growers since potting in late spring, and all have flowered. They are starting to fade away now. 1-gallon pots.
This is such a showy native perennial with brilliant yellow and orange daisy-like flowers! And it is tough and drought-tolerant, and is a pollinator favorite. Plant in full sun. This is a perfect native for our area. It can be a short-lived perennial but it readily self seeds. Easy to grow, it blooms summer through fall and can grow 1-2 feet tall and wide. Blanketflower is an important species in our ecosystem, as a nectar and food source and providing resting and cover. Caterpillars of some butterflies and moths with wing colors mimicing the colors of the plant use it as a larval food source. Songbirds and upland game birds eat the seeds.
The origin of these plants is a unique area near Moscow, Idaho - Rose Creek Seed is continuing to propagate these Palouse prairie natives - they call these ‘Paradise’ in a nod to the location. The first picture is from their website. These have been vigorous growers since potting in late spring, and all have flowered. They are starting to fade away now. 1-gallon pots.
