| Description | A thread leaf Coreopsis cultivar with a new color. |
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| Pronunciation | (kor-ee-OP-sis) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, fairly drought tolerant once established |
| Soil & Site | average to well drained, can rot in poorly drained soils, especially in the winter |
| Flowers | burnt sienna fading to a touch of peach, long period of bloom mid June on |
| Leaves | thin, thread-like leaves palmately divided |
| Dimensions | 16 plus by 16 plus inches, sprawling habit |
| Maintenance | can be sheared back to promote a new flush of cleaner foliage, although time consuming dead heading will improve flowering |
| Propagation | PP20470, cuttings, division |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated as a sport of Coreopsis Creme Brulee at Sunny Border Nursery, Kensington, Connecticut USA |
| Misc Facts | Coreopsis is derived from Greek corio-(bug)and -opsis (likeness) components with reference to the appearance of the seed.(www.plantlives.com) syn Calliopsis tinctoria |
| Author's Notes | I planted this in my garden late 2012. Looking forward to a nice mass of sienna colored flowers in 2013. Lost all five (2013). This plant is listed as zone #5 but from all the complaints about lost plants at the garden center, I some what doubt it. |
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