A southern native, coreopsis, is both heat tolerant and beautiful. This easy to grow perennial, also known as tickseed, will liven up gardens that have to many shades of pastel pinks and blues. Coreopsis tends to be one of the plants we use most often in our perennial borders. It easily combines with a wide array of plants and is a must have for any sunny perennial garden.  Most all varieties of coreopsis are profuse bloomers that stay in color from late spring through fall.  Plants are not at all fussy about soils - but they do require full sun. Plants will survive in shaded areas but performance is poor to say the least - resulting in leggy plants and sparse flowering.  For best results plant Coreopsis in a well drained soil enriched with organic matter. Coreopsis is by no means a heavy feeder- if anything it prefers a slightly deficient soil. We do not recommend the use of manures as it tends to produce lush growth and poor flowering.  Keep your feeding program limited to fish emulsion about once per month during the growing season and a light dressing of bone meal in early spring. Lightly prune foliage and remove spent flower heads through out the season to keep coreopsis looking its best.  (pictured above is Coreopsis 'Creme Brulee')

Zones: 4 - 9 
Propagation: Seed
Problems: None known
Cutting: Can be used as a cut flower
Notes: Heights vary widely among different coreopsis cultivars, see individual listings for this info.

Our Coreopsis varieties:
(ko-ree-op'sis)

Early Sunrise

Creme Brulee

Limerock Ruby

Moonbeam

Nana

Zagreb

Dream Catcher