Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
Plant Height: | 1 to 2 feet |
Plant Spread: | 10 to 12 inches |
Fruit: | Edible to birds |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Bi-Color: Yellow and maroon. |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Dye production Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Suitable for wintersowing |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
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gardengus | On June 18, 2015 | Bloomed First blooms |
dragonfetti | On March 15, 2015 | Seeds sown AC container |
Catmint20906 | On July 9, 2015 | Bloomed |
dnrevel | On June 29, 2021 | Bloomed Lovely yellow orange blooms, first year for this annual. |
dnrevel | On June 7, 2021 | Transplanted Estimated date. Did well in front yard gardens and at Project Grow gardens, growing by the corn stalks. Looks dainty, but is tough plant! |
dnrevel | On April 2, 2021 | Seeds germinated Sprouted in WS container. |
dnrevel | On January 10, 2021 | Seeds sown Winter sowing seeds from DnD Seed Swap Jan 10 2021. |
dnrevel | On January 10, 2021 | Obtained plant Winter Sowed Jan 10, 2021 Coreopsis tinctoria, North American Native Wildflower Tall Red Plains Coreopsis (New to PlantFinder list, Native) |
antsinmypants | On May 9, 2021 | Plant emerged |
antsinmypants | On May 5, 2021 | Seeds sown Indoors under lights. ststs |
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