Very beautiful and long-flowering. They all like a light, rich, and sandy soil. Cuttings of the stove kinds root freely under glass. Hardy perennials may be divided at the roots. The annuals may be sown either in the autumn or in March, and they bear transplanting. Longipes flowers in April, Grandiflora in August. Useful as cut flowers.

The coreopsis (calliopsis) grows to a height of 1-1/2 ft. to 3 ft.

Plant classification : Hardy, Annual, Bears Flowers