Botanical Name:

Coreopsis verticillata

Bloom Color:

yellow

Bloom Time:

June - October

Light Requirements:

Full Sun

Water Demands:

Medium

Plant Height:

1.5’

Plant Spread:

1’

Native Texan:

No

Wildlife Value:

Birds, Butterflies (Nectar)

Evergreen:

Deciduous

General Needs:

Needs a moist, but well draining soil. If you let this plant get overly dry during hot, dry periods, it will go dormant.

Pruning:

This coreopsis requires deadheading for best performance. For a stronger rebloom in autumn, plants may be sheared in August to remove seeds and spent foliage. Cut back to 3” – 4” in late February.

Other Comments:

Divide every 2-3 years in spring or autumn. Yellow flowering elections include ‘Moonbeam’, ‘Zagreb’ and ‘Golden Showers’. ‘Rosea’ is a pink flowering variety. All have mounding, fine-textured foliage.