
Stiff Coreopsis
- Botanical Name
- Coreopsis palmata
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 2 to 3 feet
- Width
- 12 to 18 inches
- Flowers
- Late spring to mid-summer: bright yellow, daisy-like
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Medium to dry, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Spreads by seed and by rhizomes to form large colonies
- Ideal for stabilizing dry, sandy slopes
- Attracts many beneficial insects
- Divide in spring or fall
- Avoid moist, fertile locations in the garden to avoid sprawling plants
- Plants can be cut back hard if the foliage is sprawled out or becomes unkempt
- Problems
- Crown rot if grown in moist, poorly drained soils
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