Coreopsis 'Uptick Red' (Tickseed) – Hardy Perennial (Set of 3 or 6)

Coreopsis 'Uptick Red' is a bicolour tickseed, deep crimson at the centre with golden yellow petal tips.

The large daisy flowers smother a neat mound of fine mid green foliage from June to September, reaching around 40 to 50cm tall and 30 to 40cm across.

Grow it in full sun in free draining soil. It is hardy through a normal winter here but rots in wet ground, so drainage matters more than feeding. Once settled it copes with dry spells and asks for little beyond regular deadheading to keep the flowers coming, in a border, a gravel scheme or a patio pot. Bees and butterflies work it constantly and the stems cut well. Coreopsis grandiflora is short lived and often behaves like an annual, so divide the clump every couple of years to keep it going.

Supplied as three or six plants, each as an established 1 litre root ball, ready to plant out or pot on.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Tickseed
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 40 to 50cm x 30 to 40cm
• Growth Habit: Compact, bushy and mound forming
• Perfect For: Sunny borders, cottage gardens, gravel schemes, patio containers, wildlife planting, cutting
• Foliage: Fine, mid green, lance shaped leaves
• Flowering Time: June to September
• Planting Position: Full sun, including containers and dry soils once established
• Soil Type: Free draining and moderately fertile, never waterlogged
• Hardiness: Fully hardy
• Maintenance: Low. Deadhead through the season and divide every two or three years
• Seasonal Interest: Summer and autumn
• Type: Hardy herbaceous perennial

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