This vibrant beauty thrives in the hot, dry Texas climate
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Gaillardia pulchella
In Bloom: April–August
Vivid reds, oranges and yellowsbrcome together in this beautiful pinwheel-shaped flower. But don't let its good looksbrfool you: The hardy plant thrives in the hot, dry Texas climate. Maybe that's whybrthey're also called fire-wheels.
Flower Fact:Lady Bird Johnson was a longtime environmental activist and journalism student atbrthe University of Texas at Austin. Along with actress Helen Hayes, the two foundedbrthe National Wildflower Research Center on the campus of Lady Bird’s alma materbrin 1982. Named in her honor, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center continues introducebrgenerations to the beauty of wildflowers.