Description For Coreopsis Seeds
Beautiful Coreopsis flowers attract butterflies to the garden. The flowers are usually yellow in color with a toothed tip flower heads. The fruits look like bugs. Read more on Growing Coreopsis
Coreopsis is suitable for flower beds, roadside bedding, background borders and cut flowers. It is planted in the butterfly garden as a nectar plant.
Botanical Name: Coreopsis sp.
Common Name: Calliopsis, Tickseed
Family: Asteraceae
Plant Origin: North America
Propagation Method: Seed sowing and transplantation
Flowering/ Growing Season: Throughout the year
Sunlight Requirement: Full sunlight (6-8 hours)
Plant Height: 60-90 cm
Seeds are sown in January-February for summer, June-July for monsoon and September-October for winter flowering. Seeds are sown thinly in nursery beds/ seed pans/seedling trays. Fine sandy soil is required for seedbed (Outdoors), or coco peat is used as sowing medium for seedling trays (Indoors). Before sowing the seeds, soil/coco peat should be made slightly moist. Immediately after planting the seeds, water with a fine rose-can. Allow the seedlings to grow on seedbeds/trays, in semi shade. Transplant the seedlings are in pots or flower beds after about a month. Transplant the seedlings in high-quality rich soil or potting mixture. Planting Distance: A spacing of 30-45 cm is fine. The plant can be grown in 12-inch pot.
Watering: The plant is drought resistant. Frequent light watering is recommended. Buy watering can online.
Feeding: Fresh compost should be added to soil at the time of planting. Apply liquid cow dung manure with vermicompost every 15 days.
Plant care: Plant doesn't need too much attention as it does not attract too many diseases. Let the plant grow freely in open sunny areas.
Bloom time: Flowering takes place in 8-10 weeks of seed sowing. Flowers last for about 3-4 months or more.
How to grow Coreopsis from Seeds:
Introduction and Uses: Beautiful annual with bright golden yellow flowers, and the center contrasting with petals. It is a hardy plant that can tolerate a broad range of climatic conditions.Coreopsis is suitable for flower beds, roadside bedding, background borders and cut flowers. It is planted in the butterfly garden as a nectar plant.
Botanical Name: Coreopsis sp.
Common Name: Calliopsis, Tickseed
Family: Asteraceae
Plant Origin: North America
Propagation Method: Seed sowing and transplantation
Flowering/ Growing Season: Throughout the year
Sunlight Requirement: Full sunlight (6-8 hours)
Plant Height: 60-90 cm
Growing Method of Coreopsis:
Watering: The plant is drought resistant. Frequent light watering is recommended. Buy watering can online.
Feeding: Fresh compost should be added to soil at the time of planting. Apply liquid cow dung manure with vermicompost every 15 days.
Plant care: Plant doesn't need too much attention as it does not attract too many diseases. Let the plant grow freely in open sunny areas.
Bloom time: Flowering takes place in 8-10 weeks of seed sowing. Flowers last for about 3-4 months or more.
Details
Category | Flower Seeds |
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Spacing (Row to Row X Plant to Plant) | 30 cm x 30 cm |
Germination Time | Germination will take place in 6 - 8 days from sowing. |
Fertilizer | Chemicals: Suphala or Urea - 5 g Per Plant. Organic: Neemcake or Vermicompost - 10 g Per Plant. |
Season of Sowing | April to August |
Additional
SKU | NUFSC016 |
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Product Weight | Under 10 g to 25 g |
Product Height | 15 cm |
Product Width | 10 cm |
Product Depth | 1 cm |