| Description | Cruizin Electric Avenue Coreopsis looks a lot like the original "Coreopsis Moonbeam", but has larger flowers and larger in size. |
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| Pronunciation | (kor-ee-OP-sis) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| 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 |
| Temperature | tolerates hot |
| Flowers | bright yellow, daisy-like, starts blooming in my garden early to mid July and can last for over 6 weeks |
| Leaves | green, 3 part, thread-like sections |
| Dimensions | reaches 24 by 24-26 inches (HS) in my garden |
| Maintenance | can be sheared back to promote a new flush of cleaner foliage, although time consuming dead heading will improve flowering, does get mildew on the leaves late in the year |
| Propagation | Plant Patent #24,688, division |
| Cultivar Origin | ItSaul Plants 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 | I have had this Coreopsis in my garden for over 4 years (as of 2019). Seems to be very hardy surviving the "Polar Vortex" of the 2018-19 winter. If there is a problem it gets an extremely bad case of powdery mildew in the fall. |
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