Common Name | Hybrid tickseed |
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Family | Asteraceae |
Genus | Coreopsis |
species | -- |
Plant Type | Perennial |
US Patent # | PP19946 |
EU Grant # | -- |
Bloom Time | June, July, August, September |
Flower Color | Yellow, Red |
Foliage Color | Green |
Dormancy | Winter |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Growth Habit | Mounding |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Hardiness Zone | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
How Different? | It is the only one like it. Compared to C. 'Big Bang', it is much shorter, better branched, and hardier. |
Landscape Value | Use in mixed beds and borders, as a mass planting, an accent, or in a container. |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
Persistence | Deciduous |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 24" / 32" / 26" |
Soil (Garden) | Average, well-drained. |
Water (Garden) | Average |
Special Uses | Deep South, Pollinator Attractor |
Comments | Easy to grow and doesn't seed around. Needs to have a well established root system to overwinter. Needs good winter drainage. |
Coreopsis ‘Gold Nugget’
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
This plant is no longer for sale directly from TERRA NOVA® Nurseries. However, it may still be available through one of our Licensees or Retail Sources. |
An amazing bloomer, with over 200 warm gold flowers on a first year plant, each with a blazing red eye. Blooms continuously for 3 to 4 months. Flowers are an amazing 1½” wide. 'Gold Nugget' has a superb mounding form. Thrives in heat and humidity.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 6-10
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 24″ / 32″ / 26″
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Time(s): June, July, August, September