Coreopsis
Coreopsis ‘Uptick Gold & Bronze’ (Photo by Phillip Oliver)
The bees are buzzing around the colorful blooms of coreopsis in the greenhouse! These tough, easy-to-grow perennials (also known as “Tickseed”) grow in low mounds and are perfect for edging pathways or borders. They grow best in full sun in average soil. Once established, they are drought tolerant but if you are planting now, you will need to keep them watered well until fall.
Coreopsis ‘Zagreb’ is compact (18 inches tall) and covered with clear yellow flowers from June to frost. (Photo credit: Rachel Greenbelt on VisualHunt / CC BY-NC-SA)
‘Moonbeam’ is a popular variety that grows to 2 feet tall and features pale yellow daisy-like flowers. (Photo credit: Patrick_Standish on Visual Hunt / CC BY)
‘Firefly’ – compact mounds of red and yellow flowers and dense foliage. (Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nurseries)
‘Bengal Tiger’ has perfect pinwheels of yellow with velvety deep red centers.(Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nurseries)
