Coreopsis Gigantea

Petal tips are lightly frosted white, giving a two-tone effect. Plants are well adapted with excellent disease resistance. Mercury Rising has spreading, mounded bright green foliage that is covered with velvety wine-red daisies.

(We all do it all the time without wantingto with dandelions and so forth.) Last fall, as I surveyed the wall garden with grim satisfaction, I didn't see anyperennials (shorter ones in the front and longer ones in the back, this time), and a plan to replenish...

The leaves are divided into three lobes. Blooms yellow flowers on top that darken to purple-red. Tall Coreopsis should be grown in larger areas as it can be aggressive in growth. A super high Coreopsis reaching 7 feet high! Tall Coreposis lives up to...

Lance-leaved is a beautiful, golden flower that blooms from summer to fall. Deer resistant and tolerates partial shaded areas. A popular meadow flower throughout North America.

A superb choice for the front of the border or containers. The 18" wide plants are tolerant to most soils and look great with most annuals and perennials. Attracts butterflies. Creamy yellow flowers take the heat and bloom faithfully all summer.

Adaptable to most soil types. The first ever perennial to win prestigious Gold Medals from All-America Selections and their European counterpart, Fleuroselect! Uniform sun loving plants grow 24" tall and produce spectacular semidouble blooms of golden...

If routinely cut back, sterile flowers will bloom well into fall, and won't get “frosted” in the heat. A lovely presence in the perennial garden, whether in groups or as accents.

Use care and leave at least 2 or 3 inches of stems in place, as cutting too severely before a difficult winter may kill the plant.Surround the plant with plenty of mulch in autumn, regardless of your decision to cut back or not.

May be just what you need if you're looking for lasting summer color after most perennial flowers fade from the garden. A member of the Asteraceae family, blooms of growing coreopsis are similar to those of the daisy.

Plains coreopsis makes a great cut flower and can be grown anywhere in the United States. Deer resistant and easy to grow. Beautiful annual native that forms clusters of bi-color blooms.

Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks. Coreopsis Moonbeam grows well in full sun, is pest free, and butterflies love it.

Removal of the dead blossoms encourages longer blooming and healthier flowers. Uses: Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting. Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted...

They will self-sow, so deadhead when flowers fade to keep the garden tidy. Giant ironweed can tolerate wet feet for extended periods of time. It's most effective for pollinator benefit and garden color when planted in multiples of three or more plants.

Pick the flowers and float them in a bowl of water to bring their beauty indoors. Gigantea has also been offered by the names: Magnolia King, Kilvingtonia, Killingtonia (a mispelling perhaps?), Emperor Frederick William, Emperor Wilhelm, Fanny Davenport,...

Important dyeplant: flowerheads yield bright yellow-orange shades for fabrics. Cheery garden plants.

Known as Calliopsis since its earliest appearance in cultivation in the 1800s, and valued then as a dye plant, its graceful weaving nature and easy growth has made it a mainstay of casual, wild flowery gardens today.

In some climates, intermittent blooms will appear constantly for months. That will make new buds form more quickly and abundantly. Buds dot the plant by late spring, ready to burst into bloom with the first breath of hot summer weather.

* Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer. This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western U.S., Canada , and Mexico .

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Such a lovely change of pace, and just when the garden needs a bit of fresh color! Moonlight reaches 1 ½ to 2 feet tall--just right for the front of the border, along the walkway or driveway, in baskets, windowboxes, or planters of any description.

These blooms also look magnificent when planted in mass. What a beautiful contrast! Forming a short mound that reaches just over a foot tall, this is the perfect plant for your containers, beds and borders.

The flowers sit at the tips of the stems and turn upwards to face the sun, giving you the maximum impact: bold dark red centers and bright yellow petals tips! The show begins in early summer and continues well into fall, particularly if the first blooms...

Even in partial sun, this Brazilian vine displays large, heart-shaped leaves and unique flowers. Ivory veining against a burgundy velvet background with long tubular flowers reminds us of its coined name"Dutchman's Pipes."

* Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer. This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western U.S., Canada , and Mexico .