Botanical Name: Coreopsis lanceolata 'Sunray'
Common Name: No common name
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape spreading, clumping plant with lanceolate leaves - yellow flowers held above the foliage
Height 1' - 2'
Spread 2'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil most any soil
Hardiness hardy, all zones
 
Morphology:
Leaves opposite to clumping, lanceolate, sometimes slightly lobed, to 6" long, 1/2" across
Flowers yellow head, 2 1/2" across on long, erect peduncles
Fruit small achene
 
Propagation:
seed, division - self sows readily
 
Usage:
good sunny beds as a facer; excellent source of yellow color in rock gardens and beds - abundant flowers from small plants
 
Landscape Care:
Watering fairly drought tolerant once established
Fertilizing balanced in spring
Pruning remove dead flowers regularly
Pests/Diseases none
Special Conditions/Other none
 
Origin: Central North America
Family: Compositae

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