Unfortunately, some of it, however well-intentioned, was medically incorrect. See if you've ever heard-or believed-any of these common summer health myths.  1 Wait a half hour after eating before you can safely go swimming.. 2  This one seemed almost universally accepted when I was a child and is still believed today.
The Blanket Flower, Gaillardia grandiflora is a perennial member of the sunflower family. The bright, daisy like flower heads of the Gaillardia may reach up to 4 inches across. Blanket Flowers may be single or double flowered, depending on the variety. These perennials generally grow from two to three feet tall, but there are also many new hybrid strains which include dwarf varieties like Gaillardia grandiflora 'Goblin' that only attain a height of a foot. Gaillardia flowers may be single or bi-colored and range from yellow to red or orange. Gaillardias are hardy in USDA zones 4-10. Blanket flowers grow best when grown in full sun. Plant them 15-18 inches apart in light, well drained soil.
It is in the same family as Poinsettia and in fact it is the coloured bracts that give the plant its bright greenish-yellow colour in late spring (in Ottawa when the tulips bloom). In the spring it grows rapidly into a neat mound about 30 - 45 cm (12 - 18), high having smooth, 5 cm (2) long leaves.hey bloom yellow/orange daisy flowers singly or on spikes, in late summer-early fall. These tall, dramatic plants can be 3 feet across, more in rich soil. Large leafed plants create a bold tropical effect. Plant them as accents, specimens, beside ponds and streams.