This compact take on the Western US classic wildflower called blanket flower, SpinTop® Mariachi Copper Sun Gaillardia makes a cheery addition to dry flower gardens, rock gardens and perennial beds as well as hellstrips. This vigorous and free-flowering perennial blooms an astonishingly long time, starting in early summer and continuing through late fall with occasional watering and deadheading. Not only do bees and other pollinators revel in its pollen-rich flowers, but birds enjoy its seeds for months afterward. This little Gaillardia tolerates a wide range of soil moisture levels so long as soils are well-drained (avoid heavy clay and soils that sit wet) and handles periodic drought without missing a beat.