About
This upright perennial features finely dissected dark green leaves and produces numerous single yellow daisies with brown centers from late spring through early autumn.
About the genus
Coreopsis includes both annual and perennial species, characterized by their paired, simple leaves that may be palmate or pinnately divided. They produce elongated flower heads that resemble daisies and are borne on long stalks.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, City and courtyard gardens, Prairie planting, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade
- Pruning
- Deadhead to prolong flowering
- Propagation
- Divide in early spring or propagate by basal cuttings in spring
- Pest resistance
- Slugs and snails may be troublesome
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free