Shades of Rose Coreopsis is a tidy perennial native that forms an airy mound of deep green thread-like foliage.  The sterile, delicate pink daisy-like with darker rosy tips and yellow centers will bloom throughout summer if deadheaded.  Prefers full sun and dry to medium well-drained soil.  Drought, humidity, and road salt tolerance.  

Type:	Perennial
Origins:	Southeast N. America; GA Native
Height:	1' - 1.5'
Spread:	1’ - 1.5'
Spacing:	1.5’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	3 - 9
Culture:	Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color:	Pink
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: Prides Corner, Coreopsis verticillata Permathread™ 'Shades of Rose', (2) The Phantom Gardener, untitled

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.