| 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. |
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