blanket flower

blanket flower

n. See gaillardia.

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[So called because the flowers were thought to resemble colorful Native American blankets.]

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Noun

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blanket flower - annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the centerfire wheel, fire-wheel, Gaillardia pulchella, Indian blanketgaillardia - any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy