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Gallardía de fuego
Gaillardia pulchella
Miembro veloz y amante del sol de la familia de las asteráceas cultivado como anual de estación cálida, Gaillardia pulchella produce una larga sucesión de flores parecidas a margaritas de 2 pulgadas desde principios del verano hasta la helada. Las flores liguladas arden en bandas de rojo y dorado alrededor de un centro abovedado más oscuro — el colorido de fuego que le da su nombre — sobre una mata ramificada y de tallos delgados de 12 a 24 pulgadas. Está hecha para suelos calurosos, secos y soleados donde las plantas de cantero más exigentes languidecen, floreciendo con más fuerza justo cuando el calor del verano alcanza su punto máximo.
Review: Source-backed
Climate fit: moderate (45/100)
Border
Pollinator
Filler
Light
Full sun / Part shade
Water
Low water
Mature size
12-24" tall · 12" apart
Lifecycle
True annual (one season)
Native in Illinois
No
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Una ornamental cultivada únicamente por sus flores de fuego de larga floración; no es una planta alimenticia y no se come.
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
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Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 41 ecoregions — 39 climate-resilient through 2070 · 1 suited today · 1 newly possible by 2070. Best matches first.
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
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Arizona Mountains forests
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens
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Blue Mountains forests
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands
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Central Pacific Northwest coastal forests
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Central Tallgrass prairie
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Central-Southern Cascades Forests
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Chilean Matorral
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Sources & citations
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Gallardía de fuego (Gaillardia pulchella). Retrieved 2026, June 13, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/gaillardia-pulchella
Sources for every fact
Every fact on this page traces to a source. 18 fields cited — 18 source-backed.
NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
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