Gaillardia 'Tizzy', developed by Skagit Gardens, is a hybrid of two other cultivars in the genus, Gaillardia 'Fanfare' and Gaillardia 'Burgunder'. These plants grow best in full sun and average moist, well-drained soil. They tolerate dry soil, drought, heat, humidity, and poor soil well, but they struggle in heavy clay. Also tolerates rabbits and deer. Deadhead spent flowers to encourage further blooms and extend the flowering season. It has unique trumpet-shaped orange-red rays surrounding a dark center of disc flowers that are fragrant, vigorous, and attract butterflies. They are held above the mound of green leaves on 18-inch stems. It makes a great cut flower and can be used in beds and containers alike. Use in butterfly, cottage, pollinator and drought-tolerant gardens. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Root rot can occur in poorly drained soils. Powdery mildew, aster yellows and fungal leaf spot diseases can occur. Watch for aphids and leafminers. More information on Gaillardia .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist | Occasionally Dry
Available space
12 inches-3 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in. | Width: 1 ft. 6 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Rapid
Maintenance
Low
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (1-3 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Clumping; Dense; Mounding
Texture
Medium
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf shape
Lanceolate
Leaf margin
Entire
Leaf size
3-6 inches long, 1-3 inches wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
3-6" long lance-shaped leaves.
Flower color
Brown/Copper; Orange; Red/Burgundy
Flower value
Fragrant; Good Cut; Long Bloom Season; Showy
Flower form
Head
Flower shape
Funnel; Radial; Trumpet
Flower size
3-6 inches
Flower detail
3.5" wide, orange-red flower heads with unusually trumpet-shaped petals. The central disk is russet-brown. Begins blooming in late April and can continue even into fall.