gaillardia
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gaillardia
1885–90; < New Latin, named after Gaillard de Charentonneau, 18th-century French botanical amateur; see -ia
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Conspicuous and characteristic flowers of the lower altitudes are the mariposa lily, iris, wallflower, gaillardia, and numerous species of cinquefoil, pentstemon, and evening primrose.
From Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park by United States. Dept. of the Interior
Many sorts, if sown in spring, bloom the first year from seeds as early as annuals; for instance: gaillardia, Iceland poppies, Chinese larkspur, platycodon, etc.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey
It takes a good deal to kill a gaillardia.
From The New Gulliver and Other Stories by Barry Pain
But our gardens owe to this family innumerable beautiful and showy plants such as the China aster, the chrysanthemum, the cosmos, zinnia, dahlia, ageratum, gaillardia, coreopsis, sunflower, etc., etc.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
The golden and purple flowers of the fall bespangled the roadside—wild sunflowers, brown-centred gaillardia, wild sage, and goldenrod.
From The Second Chance by Nellie L. McClung
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