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Coreopsis hybrids |
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| | 'Limerock Ruby' |
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| | 'Dream Catcher' |
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| | 'Cosmic Eye' |
| Common name |
tickseed |
| Family |
asteraceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
various colors (summer) |
| Size |
2' |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
We purchased the variety 'Limerock Ruby' twice, both times in early fall. The first plant never returned in spring. We were convinced the second plant had met the same fate, and meanwhile read on internet forums that this cultivar had gained itself a reputation as an expensive annual, not surviving through the winter even in zone 6. Imagine our surprise when one day in mid-summer, we spot a little blooming sprig of Limerock Ruby in our garden. But alas - it didn't reappear the following year. While gardening in Pennsylvania, I also acquired a few different named varieties by mail order: 'Dream Catcher', 'Cosmic Eye', and 'Galaxy'. They were OK in their first year, but never found their groove and proved to be short-lived, much like 'Limerock Ruby'. So I gave up on named coreopsis varieties, until our move to Houston tempted me to try again, this time with a variety called 'Uptick Yellow and Red'. Compared to other hybrids, this one has proven to be far more vigorous – it didn't grow very much in its first year, but the following spring it took off, holding its own against its equally robust neighbors, including batface plant, purple bush dusty miller, and cannas.
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| | 'Uptick Yellow and Red' – first year |
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| | 'Uptick Yellow and Red' – June of second year |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: waterfall pondside About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Jason | Oct 11, 2005 | Hi, I'm in zone 5 and it comes back consistantly for me. It is late to show up in the spring though and it is one that I have to protect from voles. They love to eat it. |
| Georgia | May 10, 2006 | I'm zone 5, and I bought a bunch of the pink colored tickseed last spring & summer. It needed lots of watering. And I was very sorry to not see it come up this year, it flowered most of the summer. Does it need mulching over winter?
I don't know if it's mostly cold-hardiness or drainage issues that cause non-return of this plant. But I lost both the ruby and the pink forms, and don't think I'll bother again unless they develop a more robust cultivar. |
| Janet DG | May 16, 2006 | Shame, eh? It's such a beauty. |
| Sarah | Jul 22, 2008 | After all the things I've read about this plant, I have no expectations that it will return next spring (Zone 4). I bought it this May, and it's really flourished! Fanned out like mad and has loads of blooms. Any one else notice an onslaught of flies though? |
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