60 Seeds Coreopsis Early Sunrise, Hardy Perennial, Long Flowering Season. Bees & Butterflies Love the Flowers! RHS Award of Merit, Easy to Grow From Seed. Sow January to August. Comes back each year bigger and better!
Coreopsis Early Sunrise is a wonderful garden hardy perennial because is has a long flowering season. With its lovely sunny colour, it will make a wonderful golden splash of colour in your borders amongst your flowering annuals. You will find that Coreopsis plants are quite compact and are also suitable for planting in your favourite patio pots. Perennial plants normally survive the winter and come back bigger and better the following year. You will find they are very easy to grow from seed. Coreopsis Early Sunrise when established, grows quickly and the plants will be smothered in the golden yellow/orange semi-double blooms from August to October the first year, and June to October the second and following years. Just remember to remove dead flower heads to encourage repeat flowering. Coreopsis planting companions - Leucanthemum, Heuchera, Gauria, Perennial Geraniums and Blue Salvia, these all look well planted together. Coreopsis flowers are very attractive to bees and butterflies because they are a source of food for them. The gorgeous bright yellow/orange flowers are semi-double with fringed petals. Coreopsis plants are happy in a sunny position, preferably, but will also do well in partial shade areas of the garden. They are very versatile plants and it will grow almost anywhere, even in quite dry soil when established! Some frost protection may be necessary if the winter is very cold e.g. garden fleece or cloches. Height approx 45cm and spread 30cm.
Sowing Seeds: Indoors January to April and Outdoors May to August
Sow Indoors Late January to April in 9cm pots or cell trays using a good, moist seed compost. The seeds need light to germinate so only cover the seeds with a sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Germination usually takes 14-28 days and a temperature of 15-20c is required. Keep soil moist but not soaked. If using seed trays transplant into 9cm pots when seedlings are large enough to handle. In May when all danger of frost has passed, acclimatise plants to outdoor temperatures before planting outside. Remember to protect plants from late frost with garden fleece. Seeds planted early will flower in their first year. Space plants 20cm apart.
Sow Outdoors May to August for flowering next year. Sow seeds thinly in a prepared seed bed. Cover very lightly with soil and firm down. Water lightly. When plants are large enough to handle they can be thinned and spaced 20cm apart.
Seeds are packed in gripseal/manilla packets and sent in a protective padded envelope by 1st Class Post, with growing  instructions.