Blanket Flower Seeds — ‘Mesa Red’ (Gaillardia × grandiflora ‘Mesa Red’)

Bring rich, bold red to your garden with Petal & Twig’s Mesa Red Blanket Flower seeds. Hand-harvested and selected in small batches, these seeds capture the depth and intensity of a true red cultivar — no yellow tips, no fading — just steady, saturated color that stands out in any cutting garden or perennial bed.

Why Our Seeds?

• Organically Grown & Hand-Harvested: Quality you can see and trust.
• Germination-Tested: Strong, reliable starts.
• True Red, Fade-Resistant: Flowers with deep red petals that maintain color all season.

Blooms & Form

‘Mesa Red’ produces daisy-style blooms in saturated red tones, typically 3 inches across, on upright, well-branched stems. The foliage forms a neat, compact mound, making the plant look clean and garden-ready. The petals are smooth, uniform, and carry strong pigment — perfect for cutting or blending with softer colors.

How to Grow

• When to Plant: Start indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost, or direct sow after danger of frost.
• Where to Plant: Full sun, well-draining soil.
• Planting Tips: Lightly press seed to soil surface; keep evenly moist until germination.
• Care Tips: Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering. In mild zones, ‘Mesa Red’ may behave like a perennial — divide every 2–3 years to reinvigorate. In colder climates, treat as a biennial or reseeding perennial.

‘Mesa Red’ balances bold color and structural grace, making it a standout addition to cutting gardens, borders, and pollinator beds — especially when you want red without yellow.

20+ seeds — Short-lived Perennial (or often grown as annual in colder zones)