Coreopsis tinctoria Corusco Cream-Red seeds - Plains Coreopsis

Annual Coreopsis Corusco Cream-Red is a variety of Coreopsis tinctoria awarded with a gold medal and Approved Novelty by Fleuroselect for its unique colour combination, early flowering, and innovative character. It offers a multitude of small contrasting flowers with cream-white petals with a touch of deep red towards the centre. This very compact variety forms a rounded dome-shaped clump. It tolerates drought and blooms 12 weeks after sowing, with rare generosity. It is suitable for the front of wildflower beds, borders, and pots on the terrace and balcony.

Coreopsis tinctoria Corusco Gold is a plant from the asteraceae family originating from an annual botanical species native to North American prairies. This cultivar forms a beautiful bushy clump 20 cm in height (when in bloom) by 30 cm wide in just a few weeks. The delicate and airy flowers are single flower heads measuring 3 cm in diameter. They are borne in small groups at the top of slender stems and appear to float above light foliage composed of fine green leaves. The flowering is constant between June and October.

The compact habit of the hybrid Coreopsis Corusco Cream-Red is perfectly suited for border planting, mass planting, or in pots on the terrace. Plant them in full sun in light, well-drained soil. Pair them with rudbeckias, echinaceas and daylilies. Add the delicate flowers of Gaura lindheimeri and the foliage of small grasses like Stipa or Carex. Some taller plants like Verbena bonariensis dwarf 'Lollipop' aerate the ensemble. Also create drought-tolerant annual beds with Love-in-a-Mist Nigellas, Cosmos, Zinnias, Centaureas, California poppies. With good vase life, a few flowering stems of Coreopsis blend ideally with these other annuals to create stunning summer bouquets.

The ecological gesture:
Sowing Coreopsis in your garden will attract pollinating insects and other beneficial insects, enticed by the nectar scent of their flowers. This will improve the health of your garden ecosystem and promote better harvests in the vegetable garden and orchard.