Coreopsis Verticillata

Mercury Rising has spreading, mounded bright green foliage that is covered with velvety wine-red daisies. Petal tips are lightly frosted white, giving a two-tone effect. Plants are well adapted with excellent disease resistance.

Hree or four years later, with my older daughter in kindergarten and my younger daughter in preschool, I had five to ten minutes of free time at a stretch. It sprang up again double everywhere I cut it out.

A super high Coreopsis reaching 7 feet high! Tall Coreposis lives up to its name by normally reaching 7′ high and has been known to get up to 9′. The leaves are divided into three lobes.

A popular meadow flower throughout North America. Lance-leaved is a beautiful, golden flower that blooms from summer to fall. Deer resistant and tolerates partial shaded areas.

Creamy yellow flowers take the heat and bloom faithfully all summer. A superb choice for the front of the border or containers. Attracts butterflies. The 18" wide plants are tolerant to most soils and look great with most annuals and perennials.

All-America Selections winner. Adaptable to most soil types. Butterflies adore this versatile Tickseed cultivar that is hardy in zones 3-9. The first ever perennial to win prestigious Gold Medals from All-America Selections and their European counterpart,...

Produces a non-stop, summerlong display of sensuous, wine-red blooms on sturdy upright 15-18” stems with narrow green foliage. If routinely cut back, sterile flowers will bloom well into fall, and won't get “frosted” in the heat.

When it comes to winterizing coreopsis plants, watering and mulching are the most important steps you can take. Be sure to remove wilted blooms, however, especially if you want to prevent rampant reseeding.If the unkempt look drives you crazy, go ahead...

One of the most loved perennials, C. 'Zagreb' is an excellent performer with bright golden-yellow flowers (a deeper yellow than 'Moonbeam') blooming from early through late summer.

It is easy to learn how to care for coreopsis flowers, commonly called tickseed or pot of gold. Keep the seeds of coreopsis plants watered until germination, usually within 21 days.

Beautiful annual native that forms clusters of bi-color blooms. Plains coreopsis makes a great cut flower and can be grown anywhere in the United States. Deer resistant and easy to grow.

Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with mulch.

This procedure, called deadheading, encourages the Coreopsis Zagreb plant to produce new flowers, keeping your plant looking attractive throughout the season. Cutting back will promote new growth, giving you a healthier plant with stronger stems.

Important dyeplant: flowerheads yield bright yellow-orange shades for fabrics. Cheery garden plants.

Known as Calliopsis since its earliest appearance in cultivation in the 1800s, and valued then as a dye plant, its graceful weaving nature and easy growth has made it a mainstay of casual, wild flowery gardens today.

And such lovely blooms they are! 1½ inches wide, daisy-shaped, these creamy yellow petals sport a dash of magenta-red at the base, forming a halo around the central fuzzy orange eye.

* The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed). * Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer. It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant.

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Depend on it for your toughest garden settings! Moonlight is a threadleaf Coreopsis, discovered as a branch mutation of the popular variety Autumn Blush. The foliage is dense and dark green, with a ferny, light-as-air look that complements the flowers...

The perfect splash of sunny color for your sunny border! This perennial blooms for a very long time--from summer to fall--keeping your garden interesting and colorful! Bright yellow blooms emerge on strong, upright stems with dark green foliage in mid-summer.

Such a lovely update to the traditional big, blowsy Coreopsis with its masses of fine foliage and small flowers! Firefly delights with bright bicolor blooms atop short, sturdy stems.

* The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed). * Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer. It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant.

Sow in early spring on the surface and press in for firm contact with the soil. Keep at 55-70°F. Starting Outdoors: Recommended. Harden off by placing in a sheltered location outdoors for about a week before setting plants in the ground.