Coreopsis verticillata 'Bengal Tiger'
Threadleaf Coreopsis 'Bengal Tiger'
Coreopsis can be either annuals or short lived perennials, depending on the variety. Mound forming with thin green leaves, sporting masses of flowers in summer. A sun-loving, drought-tolerant plant which attracts flying insects. Varieties of Coreopsis vary in height from .45m to 1.3m in height and the dwarf forms grow 10 only 15 - 30cm. 'Bengal Tiger' has ferny foliage, and red centred gold daisy-like flowers all through Summer into Autumn or first frost
Contributed by @WhispersMummy
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Threadleaf Coreopsis 'Bengal Tiger'
Latin name
Coreopsis verticillata 'Bengal Tiger'
type
Flowering plant
family
Asteraceae
ph
5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.20 M
0.50 M
Coreopsis verticillata 'Bengal Tiger'
Coreopsis can be either annuals or short lived perennials, depending on the variety. Mound forming with thin green leaves, sporting masses of flowers in summer. A sun-loving, drought-tolerant plant which attracts flying insects. Varieties of Coreopsis vary in height from .45m to 1.3m in height and the dwarf forms grow 10 only 15 - 30cm. 'Bengal Tiger' has ferny foliage, and red centred gold daisy-like flowers all through Summer into Autumn or first frost
Flowering Season
From Early Summer TO Mid Autumn
Masses of flowers in shades of yellow, pinks, reds, oranges white and bi-coloured.
Propagation by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Sow seeds in early spring directly into flowering position. Dig compost into the soil first.
Planting out Spring
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant container grown plants into flowering position in Mach digging in a little fertilizer into the soil first.
bloomwhereyoureplanted
WhispersMummy