Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Goblin' [Blanket Flower]

[Andrea B.]

Blum, A.G. (2013) Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Goblin' Hortulanorum ex Van Houtte (Asteraceae) Blanket Flower. Flowers photographed in ultraviolet and visible light. http://www.ultraviol...blanket-flower/

 

Charlotte Rhoades Park & Butterfly Garden, Southwest Harbor, Maine, USA

16 July 2012

Cultivar in botanical garden

 

Comment:

Gaillardia is native to the Americas, North and South. This hybrid is a cross G. aristata x G. pulchella. It has become a very popular, drought tolerant garden plant here in the US. It's UV-dark disc is typical of the Gaillardia genus.

 

Equipment [Nikon D300-broadband + Carl Zeiss 60mm f/4.0 UV-Planar]

 

Visible Light [f/11 for 1/60" @ ISO 320 in Sunlight with Baader UVIR-Block Filter]

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/11 for 1/60" @ ISO 320 in Sunlight and with SB-14 UV-modified Flash and Baader UV-Pass Filter]