Coreopsis verticillata 'Route 66' (Threadleaf Coreopsis)

Family:  Asteraceae
Light:  Full sun
Height:  1.5-2'
Spacing:  1.5-2'
Blooms:  Abundant, 2" across, bright yellow with red eye with red rays spreading to ends of petals, burgundy speckles in petals, mid-Summer, turns mostly red in Fall
Foliage:  Herbaceous, blue-green, fuzzy, needle-like 
Soil:  Well-drained, rich, moist, drought tolerant when established
Water:  Moderate-low
Uses:  Butterfly garden, bird garden, perennial bed, mass plant, Fall interest
Propagation:  Seeds/stem cuttings

Comments:  Coreopsis verticillata 'Route 66' or Threadleaf Coreopsis is a hardy herbaceous perennial with a vigorous, upright, clumping growth habit.  This chance discovery in a nursery called Bauer's Forever Flowers by Route 66 in northwestern Pennsylvannia was appropriately named.  In mid-Summer Coreopsis verticillata 'Route 66' prolifically duces  very showy bright yellow 2" blossoms with maroon eye and maroon bleeding in the petals.  This is followed later by seeds.  In Fall as the weather cools, Threadleaf Coreopsis continues to electrify you as the delightful blossoms turn to a predominantly red color with deeper maroon rays and speckles on the petals, differing in every flower.  Butterflies and bees are magnetized by the nectar-rich blossoms while birds enjoy feasting on the seeds.  Coreopsis verticillata has attractive green, narrow, needle-like foliage borne on branched stems. It is easily propagated from rootball divisions and thrives best in well-drained, moist rich soil in a sunny to part shade environment.  Threadleaf Coreops can also be container cultivated.  It can tolerate drought when established and is low maintenance.  Deers would not bother this robustic plant.  Coreopsis verticillata 'Route 66' is a magnificient showstopper.
  

USDA Zones:  5-9

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Image of butterfly and bird attractor,  Coreopsis verticillata 'Route 66' or Threadleaf Coreopsis

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