Claudio Contreras / Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella) flowers at twilight, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April

Tim Fitzharris / Blanketflower (Gaillardia sp) close up showing dense pistils in center, North America

Tim Fitzharris / Gaillardia, coreopsis and pointed phlox, blowing in the wind, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Blanketflower (Gaillardia sp) close-up showing pollen covered anthers and dense pistils in center, North America

Alan Williams / Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring on Common blanket flower (Gaillardia aristata) in garden. Cheshire, England, UK. July.

Tim Fitzharris / Oak (Quercus sp) tree and Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) flowers, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) and Lupine (Lupinus sp) flowers, Inks Lake State Park, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) flowers and Opuntia (Opuntia sp) cacti, Inks Lake State Park, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) flowers and dead Juniper (Juniperus sp) tree, Inks Lake State Park, Texas

Rolf Nussbaumer / Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside), adult feeding on Indian Blanket, Fire Wheel (Gaillardia pulchella), Texas, USA. April

Rolf Nussbaumer / Leafcutter bee, solitary bees (Megachile sp.), adult feeding on Indian Blanket, Fire Wheel (Gaillardia pulchella), Texas, USA. June

Cyril Ruoso / Indian blanket flowers (Gaillardia pulchella) in spring, Texas USA, April.