| Description | 'Golden Gain' Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata) A long blooming compact Coreopsis with yellow flowers. Tolerates hot dry sites. |
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| Pronunciation | (kor-ee-OP-sis) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, seems to tolerate some dryness |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | a plethora of 1.75-inch golden yellow |
| Leaves | green, 3 part, thread-like sections |
| Stems | has rhizomes, spreads slowly |
| Dimensions | 24 by 30+ inches (HS), upright mounded |
| Maintenance | can be sheared back to promote a new flush of cleaner foliage, although time-consuming deadheading will improve flowering, does get mildew on the leaves late in the year |
| Propagation | division, cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Selected by Blooms Nursery, England. |
| Misc Facts | Coreopsis is derived from Greek corio-(bug)and -opsis (likeness) components with reference to the appearance of the seed.(www.plantlives.com) (AKA: Calliopsis tinctoria, Thread Leaf Coreopsis, ) |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) , #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #238-Mt Cuba Center (www.mtcubacenter.org) |
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