Coreopsis grandiflora 'VANILLA DAYBREAK' tickseed
Coreopsis
Tickseed is a popular perennial that will suit both the modern city gardens as well as natural landscapes in the country. Modern varieties are bred for more beautiful flower colours, improved garden performance or hardiness, and obviously extended flowering period.Vanilla Daybreak tickseed is probably a sport of Lil’ Bang Daybreak tickseed producing rich vanilla yellow, daisy-like flowers with dark mahogany brown eyes around a centre packed with numerous, short, golden yellow stamens. They come out in abundance from June until the first frost. Stems are about 20 cm tall, upright, and strong enough not to bend. The plant makes a dense, compact, and rather wide tuft. Leaves are medium green, narrowly three-lobed. Flowers are mostly sterile which prevents the plant from self-seeding.
Tickseed will grow in nearly any free-draining soil, and as it withstands drought it is popular for rockeries. Making it a glowing feature in your perennial garden bed is the reasonable and expected way of using it. But placing it among small shrubs with different foliage and flowers will mean an honour for this easy and affordable beauty. Deadheading will make the plant nicer and bring forward formation of new flower buds but is not necessary. Fully hardy to about -29°C (USDA zone 5).
Last update 25-10-2019
