coreopsis RED ELF Lil Bang native hardy cut flower perennial = 1 Potted Garden Plant
coreopsis RED ELF Lil Bang native hardy cut flower perennial = 1 Potted Garden Plant
Coreopsis 'Red Elf'
If you love coreopsis 'Mercury Rising' but need something smaller, try 'Red Elf'. It has very similar deep burgundy red blossoms but on a much smaller plant that only grows about a foot wide. Its smaller bun-shaped habit helps it fit better into combination container plantings or smaller borders where it will provide a rich spot of color for months beginning in early summer. Like 'Mercury Rising', its deep red petal tips become frosted with a touch of white during the hottest part of the season, returning to a solid deep red when temperatures moderate. Since the flowers are sterile, they just keep on coming all season long without the need for deadheading. A midseason shearing will keep this plant looking its best all season, though it is highly disease resistant. PP#27918
Photography courtesy: Ball Seed and Walter's Gardens, Inc.
- MATURE HEIGHT: 8-12".
- MATURE SPREAD: 10-15".
- HARDINESS ZONES: 5,6,7,8,9.
- FLOWER: Mid to late season.
- SUN EXPOSURE: Full sun.
- SIZE SHIPPED: Choose your pot size and your price...
- 2.5" pot [1 yr old plant that has over-wintered once]
- 1-Pint pot [2 yr old plant that has over-wintered twice]
Coreopsis are easy-to-grow perennials (it comes back every year). Also known as Tickseed, they are rarely bothered by insects or disease. They are deer resistant. Tickseeds tolerate the hot summer sun, poor soil and short periods of dryness. A native to North America that has been recently bred into a number of colors. The flowers are great additions to fresh cut bouquets. A great plant for beginners and a standard of all butterfly gardens.
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SHIPPED LIVE & POTTED: May thru mid-September. SHIPPED DORMANT & POTTED: mid-September thru March (sleeping, no foliage). SHIPPED POTTED & EMERGING: April.
Our plant photos are a representation of mature specimens. The plants we sell are not fully grown but they are well established and happily on their way to becoming all they can be.
Our plants have been over-wintered here in the upper Midwest to ensure strength and hardiness and to encourage blooming the first year in your garden. Our plants are grown outdoors where Mother Nature helps us produce the best plants possible. Our potted plants can be planted at your convenience, just keep them outdoors and watered until you are ready to put them into the ground. Never grow this plant indoors. We include complete planting instructions with all orders. This plant is ready for your garden!
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√ We promise you that your plant(s) will be free from disease, including the incurable "Hosta Virus X". Our plants come from certified disease-free stock. We grow our plants in pots of a sterile soiless mix, allowing us to ship them across the United States. We do not grow our plants in the ground where disease is present.
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