A dwarf red annual Coreopsis that produces an abundance of flowers throughout the growing season.
Pronunciation
(kor-ee-OP-sis)
Plant Type
All Plants, Annuals
Sunlight
full
Moisture
average
Soil & Site
average
Flowers
dark red, brown centers, daisy-like
Dimensions
10 inches tall with equal or greater spread
Maintenance
although hard to deadhead because of the abundance of flowers, deadheading will lessen the reseeding and tidy up the plant, could have a mildew problem
Propagation
very easy from seeds
Author's Notes
I grew this from seeds during 2013. It flowered continually. The problem is it developed a bad cause of powdery mildew. Will try again in the summer of 2014. In summer number two I grew the plants in the full hot sun. Much more compact, more florific and little or no mildew!!!