coreopsis flower seeds American Dream Coreopsis

coreopsis flower seeds American Dream CoreopsisNative to North America, this low spreading grower has beautiful cool pink daisy flowers and lime green, light and airy foliage. Blooms throughout summer and offers a multitude of benefits to gardeners, repels deer and rabbits, draws in native pollinators, spreads naturally in cottage, native, and meadow type gardens, and even approves of being grown in planters and containers. Grows to 10 15 Zones 4 9. 100 seeds PLANTING Coreopsis rosea Perennial,

Native to North America, this low-spreading grower has beautiful cool-pink daisy flowers and lime green, light and airy foliage. Blooms throughout summer and offers a multitude of benefits to gardeners, repels deer and rabbits, draws in native pollinators, spreads naturally in cottage, native, and meadow-type gardens, and even approves of being grown in planters and containers. Grows to 10-15” Zones 4-9. 

100 seeds

PLANTING

Coreopsis rosea

Perennial, zones 4-9

Germination: 7-10 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 65-75ºF

Seed Planting Depth: Sow on the surface and press into soil, seeds need light to germinate

Starting Indoors: Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost. Provide 65-75 ºF soil temperatures. Transplant after the last frost date, 12-18” apart.

Sowing Outdoors:  Direct sow outdoors after the last frost date

Growth Habit: Mounding, spreading

Height and Width: 10-15” x 18-24”  

Spacing: 12-18” apart

Light Needs: Full sun

Soil Needs: Loamy, rocky to average, well-drained 

Approximate days to flower from seed: Blooms start in the early summer of the second year but often blooms the first season when start early indoors. 

Uses:  Cut flowers, flower beds, borders, and cottage gardens, containers and planters, rock gardens, deer and rabbit resistant, attracts beneficials

Care: Low maintenance, minimal care required, drought-tolerant. Cut back stems as the blooms fade, this encourages more flower production.