Blanket Flower 🌺 Traditional Cache

The scrubjay crew is bringing flowers for a spring fling - remember that some of the flowers will be easy to find and others may require a search.

Blanket Flower or Gaillardia is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, native to North and South America. It was named after an M. Gaillard de Charentonneau, an 18th-century French magistrate who was a patron of botany. The common name may refer to the resemblance of the inflorescence to the brightly patterned blankets made by Native Americans, or to the ability of wild taxa to blanket the ground with colonies. There are over two dozen species of Gaillardia and most are native to some area of North America.

Placement of this geocache has been approved by Rob Rossmanith, Park Biologist. Please remember, all wheels off the paved road when parking. Do not block any gates or trailheads, and follow the posted speed limits.