The CNS Gaillardia Germplasm Collection........

Several years ago while surf fishing at the Canaveral National Seashore I discovered a garden planting of Gaillardia at the visitors center. There were several types that I had never seen before. So on a later trip I collected several seed. We now happily grow the offspring at home and are busily dispersing the seed and plants. On a trip back to CNS this spring the planting was gone. I sure was happy that I still have the germplasm at home.

So we like to say that we are preserving the CNS Gaillardia germplasm as part of our regular gardening routine. Below is a few of the lines we have.