Product Description
Coreopsis verticillata 'Golden Showers'Common name: Tickseed.
Zones 4 to 9.
Full sun.
Plants reach 24 to 30 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide.
Growth rate: Moderate, Easy to grow.
One of the most loved perennials, C. 'Golden Showers' is an excellent performer with large, rich golden-yellow flowers appearing from early through late summer. This variety is exceptionally vigorous, forming upright, airy clumps of fine, needle-like foliage.
Coreopsis grows in dry to medium moisture, most soil conditions with good drainage, including sandy or rocky. It is tolerant of humidity, heat and drought. Plants may be cut back hard in summer if foliage sprawls or becomes unkempt.
Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit 2000