Coreopsis verticillata 'Creamy Calico' - Designer Threads™ Creamy Calico Coreopsis

Creamy Calico Threadleaf Coreopsis is a tidy perennial native with a mounding habit. The narrow deep green foliage is topped with daisy-like creamy yellow flowers with broad deep maroon centers through summer. Prefers full sun and dry to medium well-drained soil. Drought, humidity, and road salt tolerance. The Designer Threads series has excellent powdery mildew resistance. Coreopsis verticillata is a host for the Silvery Checkerspot Buckeye butterfly, and attracts several other butterflies with its flowers. Type: Perennial Origins: Southeast N. America; GA Native Height: 1' - 1.5' Spread: 2’ - 2.5' Spacing: 2’ USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9 Culture: Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Color: Yellow+Red Season of Interest: Summer MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Can be an aggressive self-seeder- deadhead in spring to encourage extended bloom and prevent spreading. Crown rot may occur in moist, poorly-drained soils. Foliage decline may occur in hot summers if the soil is allowed to dry out. Snails and slugs can be a problem. LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Native Gardens, Rock Gardens, Foundational Plantings. COMPANION PLANTS: Switch Grass, Coneflower, Avens IMAGE: Photo by Proven Winners, Designer Threads™ 'Creamy Calico' *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.