'Mouse-Ear-Coreopsis' or 'Mouse-Ear-Tickseed' or 'Maysville Daisy (ko-REE-op-sis: ow-rik-ew-LAH-ta) Asteraceae:
This is a low growing selection of the species with a blooming height of 5-10 inches (-10 in = -25.4 cm). The plants have cup shaped, bright golden-yellow orange flowers produced from late spring through summer and sometimes even into fall. The thick, bushy plants have spreading stolons that spread out on top of, or just under the ground - like strawberries, but not as long, spreading maybe 3 to 5 inches (5 in = 12.7 cm) a year. Planted in small groups of 5 plants, they make very showy additions to the rock garden or the front of the border. Useful also as an edging planting or in large pots. The flowers are 1 to 1.5 inches (1.5 in = 3.81 cm) across and have finely toothed or notched ray flowers. Best grown in well drained, medium rich soils, in full sun; they do well even in sandy soil. Since plants are smaller than other Coreopsis, they are not as drought tolerant, and if very dry will wilt, so provide some moisture during dry periods. Be careful that you do not over crowd them with taller plants. This is a perennial species and division can be done in spring or after they finish flowering in summer. The genus name is Greek and means 'looks like a bug' – and some species of coreopsis have seeds that look somewhat like wood ticks, thought this is not really one of them.
Zones 4-9
This species is native to South Eastern USA. Surface sow seeds, light needed for best germination. Use 65F (65 °F = 18.3 °C), germination takes from 5-45 days.
50 seeds.
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