Re: Pink Coreopsis -Reply




Nope, this variety does not have to be staked at all.  It's only about 12"
high at maturity (that height can be controlled if you cut it back, but it
looks good if you don't) and very bushy.

I'm thinking that you must have the more common coreopsis, or tickseed,
that has those sulfur yellow blooms on long stems.  It flops about
everywhere and reseeds like nobody's business.  The coreopsis verticillata
is a delicate airy plant (think of it as fine bone china and the common
coreopsis as an clay jug -- both are great, but only in the right setting).
It's leaves are "thread like", very small and thin.  I would compare this
plant's form to a baby's breath.  Think clouds of blooms.  It doesn't have
tall stems, but short multi-branched ones.  Once you start thumbing through
catalogs, you'll see what I mean.

White Flower Farm (1-800-503-9624) has a lovely photograph of the pale
yellow 'Moonbeam' thread-leaf coreopsis paired with Malva Alcea
'Fastigiata'.  They also show the pink variety we've been discussing in a
close, detailed shot.  (by the way, they are selling ONE plant for $7.25.
While White Flower Farm is the epitome of mail-order perennial outfits,
they are pricey.  Worth every penny for the lesser known varieties of
perennials, but for something as common and easy-to-grow as this coreopsis,
not a good value in my opinion)

Hope I've helped you out.


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