Noted for its unique pinwheel blooms, compact tight habit and exceptionally long flowering period, Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Fanfare Blaze' (Blanket Flower) is a bushy, often short-lived herbaceous perennial with fiery orange-red flowers, up to 2.5 in. across (6 cm), adorned with trumpeted petals and a deep orange-red button in the center.