2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Having chosen North America for its birth, a numerous genus of plants, called by botanists "Coreopsis", rather quickly allowed many of its species to cross the borders of the continent in order to please Europeans and Asians with their bright inflorescences. The plant's unpretentiousness to many factors that ensure successful growth and development, combined with a long period of generous bright flowering, was liked by gardeners of other continents. Today Coreopsis has become a regular in flower gardens and front gardens, where the soil is not rich in fertility, and the dry period exceeds the period of fertile heavenly moisture
It will take a lot of time and pages to describe about a hundred species of plants classified by botanists as belonging to the genus Coreopsis. And gardeners, as a rule, are interested in species that have already been tested by time, firmly established in flower beds. There are about three dozen of them. Let's choose from them the most unpretentious and bright ones.
Fluffy coreopsis
Coreopsis fluffy, which sounds like "Coreopsis pubescens" in Latin, is a perennial plant that works well in any soil that is free from moisture. True, the plant is whimsical to the illumination of the planting site, since it loves the sun's rays very much.
The nature gave the baskets of its inflorescences only one yellow dye, traditional for plants of the genus Coreopsis, having colored both marginal asexual flowers and tubular bisexual flowers gathered in the center of the inflorescence in it.
Although the marginal flowers give the inflorescence fluffiness, this species owes its name not to them, but to its stems and leaves covered with fluffy hairs.
Coreopsis auricular
Inflorescences of Coreopsis auriculata (Coreopsis auriculata), in my opinion, are the same as those of fluffy Coreopsis, with yellow petals ending in an uneven edge with several pointed projections and yellow flowers in the middle.
As for the leaves of a plant of this species, those that are located at the base of the plant have acquired two side leaves sticking out to the sides, like the ears of small rodents. It is these leaves that distinguish Coreopsis auricular as an independent species of the genus, keeping the plant unpretentious to the conditions of life. This species thrives on calcareous soil.
Coreopsis pink
"Coreopsis rosea", or in a language we understand - Coreopsis pink, at a quick glance at a flowering bush can be mistaken for Kosmeya, a relative of Coreopsis in the Astrov family.
Coreopsis, like Cosmeya, has needle-like leaves that create the appearance of a lace fabric. The marginal flowers of Coreopsis are not yellow, as is customary in the genus, but pink, with an uneven edge, like Cosmeia. Only the petals of Coreopsis are located around the tubular flowers of the central circle in a slightly different way from that of Cosmeia.
The inflorescence of Kosmeya resembles a miniature small saucer (in the photo of Kosmei on the right), while the marginal flowers of the inflorescence of Coreopsis pink (in the photo on the left) lowered their uneven tips to the earth's surface, turning the inflorescence into a saucer turned upside down, unable to hold even drops of water.
This form of inflorescence of Coreopsis pink does not combine with the plant's love for moist soil, which makes this species different from most species of the genus that prefer dry soils. Therefore, in the wild, Coreopsis pink should be sought near swamps.
Coreopsis dyeing
Coreopsis tinctoria (Coreopsis tinctoria) has many features that distinguish the plant from other species of the genus:
* Unlike the species described above, Coreopsis is an annual plant.
* The nature gave the central disc of the inflorescence a red-brown color, which got a little and the marginal flowers, at their base.
* Coreopsis dye can grow successfully not only in a well-lit place, but also in partial shade.
The rest of Coreopsis dyeing adheres to the traditions of the genus.
Coreopsis grandiflorum
Large-flowered Coreopsis ("Coreopsis grandiflora") stands out among relatives with larger inflorescences and different heights of bushes, depending on the variety, which makes it possible to use the plant for different types of flower gardens.
More details about different species of the genus Coreopsis can be found in our "Plant Encyclopedia", the link to which is located below the "Search" link.
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