Description | Coreopsis Dream Catcher (Coreopsis rosea) is a florific Coreopsis with dark pink-magenta flowers. |
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Pronunciation | (kor-ee-OP-sis) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | (5)6 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | magenta pink, dark centers, yellow eye |
Leaves | thin, thread-like leaves, palmately divided |
Dimensions | 14-18 inches high, spreads 24 inches, mounded tends to floop |
Maintenance | in the fall cut the stems back to about 2-3 inches, a mass of new growth should reappear at the base, this plant may benefit from a early May pinching to help control the flop |
Propagation | division |
Cultivar Origin | Originated at the Blue Beard Nursery, Nebraska , USA as a sport of C. Sweet Dreams. |
Misc Facts | Coreopsis is derived from Greek corio-(bug)and -opsis (likeness) components with reference to the appearance of the seed.(www.plantlives.com) |
Author's Notes | Did poorly in the Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin, DE trials. |