Coreopsis
Tickseed
Coreopsis is a native North American plant that will grow and flourish in even the least fertile area of your sunny perennial garden. With its cheery yellow flowers, this plant will bring many delightful summer months of color. Newer cultivars also come in a variety of lighter yellows, shades of lavender, and the newest ones in deep yellow with burgundy red eyes.
This native species thrives in full sun and blooms all summer until frost. Once established it is very drought resistant, and will do best in fairly good soil with some fertilizer in early spring. Some species can be as tall as 3', while others may only reach 8-12". Foliage is of two types. The threadleaf varieties have a very ferny type foliage and tend to be shorter and more spreading in their habit, for instance the Moonbeam Coreopsis. The grandiflora types have a more upright habit with stiffer leaves that are deep green and pointed. The variety pictured is Jethro Tull, a grandiflora type with fluted petals that is very floriferous. The flowers are very attractive to butterflies, but not at all to deer, a real plus with our exploding deer population! When they begin to outgrow their space, you can split the plants in early spring and either share them with neighbors, or find a spot in another garden of your own that could use more bright summer color.
By: Sandy Weinkam
A.J. Rahn Greenhouses
This native species thrives in full sun and blooms all summer until frost. Once established it is very drought resistant, and will do best in fairly good soil with some fertilizer in early spring. Some species can be as tall as 3', while others may only reach 8-12". Foliage is of two types. The threadleaf varieties have a very ferny type foliage and tend to be shorter and more spreading in their habit, for instance the Moonbeam Coreopsis. The grandiflora types have a more upright habit with stiffer leaves that are deep green and pointed. The variety pictured is Jethro Tull, a grandiflora type with fluted petals that is very floriferous. The flowers are very attractive to butterflies, but not at all to deer, a real plus with our exploding deer population! When they begin to outgrow their space, you can split the plants in early spring and either share them with neighbors, or find a spot in another garden of your own that could use more bright summer color.
By: Sandy Weinkam
A.J. Rahn Greenhouses
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