The Lanceleaf Blanketflower is a member of the aster family. The flower has many cousins that are more beautiful but this one is unique because of it's center. The Lanceleaf Blanketflower is called such because of how it tends to grow in any condition whether dry heats or very moist places. As everything in the Aster family is Perennial, it'll come back year after year with it's beautiful scarlet head.
Resources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaillardia
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GAAE
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subimages.cfm?sub=12954
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