| Description | An easy to grow Coreopsis with yellow daisy-like flowers plus variegated foliage. |
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| Pronunciation | (kor-ee-OP-sis) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates drier conditions once established |
| Soil & Site | average to well drained, can rot in poorly drained soils, especially in the winter |
| Flowers | the golden orange, yellow rays of the flowers have dark reddish markings a the base forming a center ring, solitary single flower about 1.5 inches |
| Leaves | narrow, yellow-cream variegated green leaves with a ting of red, red ting is more pronounced in the spring and fall |
| Dimensions | 16 inches with the flower stalk |
| Maintenance | deadheading promotes flowering, cutting back if it becomes floppy, has a bad habit of reverting to green, these parts should be removed |
| Propagation | cuttings, careful division of the thick crown, does not produce viable seed |
| Cultivar Origin | A cross between C. lanceolata x C. grandiflora. Introduced by Ken and Linda Smith from Columbus, Ohio USA. |
| Misc Facts | Coreopsis is derived from Greek corio-(bug)and -opsis (likeness) components with reference to the appearance of the seed.(www.plantlives.com) syn Calliopsis tinctoria |
| Author's Notes | From conversations with people who have grown this plant, the secrete seems to be well drained soils. They have survived a couple years or more at the garden center. |
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