Original: Gaillardia ( ) , Sunset Western Garden Book , 1995:606 -- 607 the Blanket flowers , is a genus of drought-tolerant annual and perennial plants from the sunflower family ( Asteraceae ) , native to North and South America .
Simplified: Gaillardia ( Blanket flower ) is a genus of drought-tolerant annual and perennial plants from the sunflower family ( Asteraceae ) , native to North America .