Coreopsis palustris 'Summer Sunshine' - SWAMP TICKSEED 'SUMMER SUNSHINE'
Another superb perennial and front-runner at the Mt. Cuba Mid-Atlantic Region Coreopsis Trials of 2015. Very late fall bloomer, compact dense clumps, tidy habitus, yellow flowers with nearly black center (1 and ¾“ across) and disease free! Spreads slowly in clumps that get more and more showy with age and provide a valuable late food source for pollinators! Grows well in average moist soil to wet soils in full sun. Blooms for 6 weeks!
Good companions can be more moisture-loving native perennials like Asclepias incarnata, Boltonia asteroides, Chelone, Eupatorium (E. maculatum, E. fistulosum), Filipendula rubra, Hibiscus moscheutos (H. laevis, H. palustris), Iris (I. lousiana, I. versicolor, I. virginica), Lobelia, Parthenium integrifolium, Physostegia, and Veronicastrum virginicum, but also perennials from regular flower borders like Aster novae-angliae, Aster novi-belgii, Phlox paniculata, Rudbeckia subtomentosa or R. fulgida, etc.
More pictures at Mt. Cuba. Due to its look resembling that of a sunflower, another common name is Helianthus-leaf swamp tickseed (sunflower-leaved swamp tickseed).
Blooming Time: late September to October, blooms for 6 weeks
Size: 30” tall x 40” wide
USDA Zones: 5 to 8
Culture: full sun, half sun, average soil, loam, humus rich soil, heavier soil
Moisture Needs: medium, medium-moist, moist to wet
Origin: Garden origin (2000) Plant Delights Nursery introduction that originated as a seedling shared by Rob Gardner of the NC Botanical Garden. The botanical species is native wildflower to Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. Distribution map: plants.usda.gov
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: bees and butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)
Coreopsis palustris 'Summer Sunshine' - SWAMP TICKSEED 'SUMMER SUNSHINE'
Another superb perennial and front-runner at the Mt. Cuba Mid-Atlantic Region Coreopsis Trials of 2015. Very late fall bloomer, compact dense clumps, tidy habitus, yellow flowers with nearly black center (1 and ¾“ across) and disease free! Spreads slowly in clumps that get more and more showy with age and provide a valuable late food source for pollinators! Grows well in average moist soil to wet soils in full sun. Blooms for 6 weeks!
Good companions can be more moisture-loving native perennials like Asclepias incarnata, Boltonia asteroides, Chelone, Eupatorium (E. maculatum, E. fistulosum), Filipendula rubra, Hibiscus moscheutos (H. laevis, H. palustris), Iris (I. lousiana, I. versicolor, I. virginica), Lobelia, Parthenium integrifolium, Physostegia, and Veronicastrum virginicum, but also perennials from regular flower borders like Aster novae-angliae, Aster novi-belgii, Phlox paniculata, Rudbeckia subtomentosa or R. fulgida, etc.
More pictures at Mt. Cuba. Due to its look resembling that of a sunflower, another common name is Helianthus-leaf swamp tickseed (sunflower-leaved swamp tickseed).
Blooming Time: late September to October, blooms for 6 weeks
Size: 30” tall x 40” wide
USDA Zones: 5 to 8
Culture: full sun, half sun, average soil, loam, humus rich soil, heavier soil
Moisture Needs: medium, medium-moist, moist to wet
Origin: Garden origin (2000) Plant Delights Nursery introduction that originated as a seedling shared by Rob Gardner of the NC Botanical Garden. The botanical species is native wildflower to Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. Distribution map: plants.usda.gov
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: bees and butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)