Firewheel, also called Indian blanket, is a brilliantly colored annual or short-lived perennial with red and yellow ray flowers that blanket roadsides and prairies across the central and southeastern United States. It is exceptionally drought-tolerant and blooms from spring through fall. Native bees, painted ladies, and skippers visit the flowers.
Best time to see a Firewheel
The best time to see a Firewheel is April–June, when about 67% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 58,602 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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