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The abundantly and long-flowering plant is relatively unpretentious. Stoically tolerates drought and frost. It can grow as an annual or perennial. As a representative of the Astro family, the flowers of the plant sometimes look like chamomile or cosmeia. Suitable for any kind of flower garden, and also retains its beauty and freshness for a long time when cut. There is still time to sow coreopsis seeds before winter
Habit
In annual rhizome plants, stems are thin, branched, with dark green narrow leaves.
The height of the bush varies from dwarf sizes (20 cm) to tall (up to 1 meter).
On long thin peduncles there are single inflorescence baskets, up to 3.5 centimeters in diameter. In the center of the inflorescence, dark brown tubular flowers stand out, around which, like petals in chamomile, golden reed flowers turn yellow. Abundant flowering lasts from June-July until the very frost.
Growing conditions
Coreopsis is not picky about soils, but it blooms more abundantly and in larger flowers on fertile and loose soils. But when overfeeding, the plant grows green mass to the detriment of flowering.
It is characterized by two main advantages of unpretentious plants - frost resistance and fearlessness in the face of drought. Practically, it does not require special watering for the entire summer season. Photophilous.
For abundant flowering, it is necessary to remove faded baskets, as well as regularly prune flowers, decorating your home with elegant bouquets and encouraging the continuity of flowering.
In late autumn, it is necessary to shorten the stems almost to ground level and cover the roots with mulch for the winter.
Propagated by seeds, sowing them in April directly into the ground, or in the fall before winter. Perennials can be propagated by dividing the bush in the fall.
Pests
Coreopsis is resistant to pests and viruses, but sometimes it is affected by aphids. At high humidity, spots may appear on the leaves, which, as a rule, do not affect flowering.
Annual coreopsis
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Coreopsis Drummondi - medium-sized, blooming profusely, with light or bright yellow flowers, sometimes semi-double.
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Coreopsis dyeing - undersized; the middle of the inflorescence is of dark brown tubular flowers, the ligulate flowers are yellow with brown-red spots or dark red.
Perennial coreopsis
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Coreopsis grandiflorum - a tall plant up to 1 meter high with pinnately dissected leaves. Strong flower stalks end in single large baskets (up to 8 cm in diameter) with golden yellow ligulate flowers and a dark yellow tubular center. They do not like to grow in one place for more than three years.
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Coreopsis lanceolate - branched stems up to 60 centimeters high with lanceolate petiole leaves. Golden-yellow ligulate flowers with a dark yellow tubular center form an inflorescence up to 6 centimeters in diameter and adorn the plant from July until frost. Has many hybrid varieties.
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Coreopsis pink - medium-sized bushes (up to 40 cm high) with single inflorescences up to 2 centimeters in diameter with pink reed flowers.
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Coreopsis auricular - often undersized (up to 30 cm) with bright yellow flowers resembling daisies.
Usage
The presence of varieties with different heights of the bush, a variety of colors, abundant and long flowering make coreopsis a welcome guest on different types of flower beds.
Dwarf varieties look great on alpine slides, in ridges, borders; suitable for landscaping balconies and terraces.
Medium and tall varieties look good next to delphinium, kniphofia, crocosmia, dahlias, cannes, and will decorate a flower bed, a high border, a Moorish lawn, a mixborder, a front garden; will dilute the monotony of the green lawn with a bright curtain.
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