Indian
Blanket
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| Photo of one of the lovely flowers in my garden |
At
this time of the year in Texas, the wildflower that you see lining
many of the country roads or growing in the pastures is the
gaillardia or by its common name Indian blanket or fire wheel. It is
a lovely red flower with petals tipped with orange yellow or brown,
quite distinctive. The flowers are about 1”-2'' and they grow about
a foot high and usually in large clusters.
I
have always liked the tales or legends that explain why things are
called their name or about famous people in history.
The
story of where the flower got it's name is self descriptive for
firewheel but here's how it became Indian blanket.
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| Photo by www.highlandlakes.com |
In
the days when Indians ruled this land a famous blanket maker made
lovely woven blankets. They were much prized. As the old Indian came
towards the end of his life he decided to make one final blanket for
himself so he made his very best blanket choosing all his favorite
colors,red, yellow , orange and brown. It was truly a work of art and
when he died he was buried wrapped in the blanket.
The
Great Spirit considered this and decided that this beauty should not
go to waste so every year the flowers called Indian blanket grow to
remind us of the old Indian's blanket and to show us it's
magnificence.
Now isn't that a neat story?
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