Plant Type

Annual

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Red, Yellow

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Light Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Low, Medium

 

Growth Rate

Fast, Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Meadow, Seascape

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Entry, Perennial Border

 

Special Uses

Cut Flowers, Mass Planting, Naturalizing

 

Attracts Wildlife

Butterflies

This is an annual coreopsis, native to the Central Plains. Blooms are solitary, daisy-like flowers (to 1-2 inches in diameter) and feature yellow rays with reddish brown center disks. Each ray is toothed at the tip and spotted reddish-brown at the base. Flowers typically bloom over a long late spring to fall period. It makes a lovely cut flower, but is also enjoyed by butterflies. It grows 2 to 3 feet tall and about half as wide.

Grow well-drained soil in full sun to light shade. Performs well in poor sandy or rocky soils. Tolerant of heat, humidity and some drought. Tolerates dry to medium moisture. Promptly deadheading spent flowers may encourage additional bloom and prevent any unwanted self-seeding, though its freely self-seeding nature isn't a bad thing in something this cute.