About
This spreading perennial has a relatively short lifespan and produces flowerheads featuring deep red, velvety petals that may exhibit faded white edges around a golden-yellow central disc.
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
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun
- Pruning
- Deadhead to prolong flowering then cut back to ground level in autumn
- Propagation
- Propagate by division or root basal cuttings in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs and snails
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free