Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)

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An annual used to add early color to seeded plantings. It also persists in perennial beds.

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Item #: COTINs

Binomial Coreopsis tinctoria

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Plains coreopsis is a showy annual that will add color in the early phases of seeded plantings. If allowed to go to seed, it will persist in perennial beds.

It provides nectar for a number if insects, including bees and butterflies.

Uses: Showy flowers, bees, butterflies, pollinators
Bloom time: July & August

Height: 2 to 3 feet
Space: 18 to 24 inches

Sun: Full sun
Moisture: Dry to average

Seed: Sow seed Fall through Spring. The following seeding rates should yield around 30 seeds per square foot.

201,300 seeds per ounce
1 ounce per 7,000 square feet
7 oz. per acre