Coreopsis 'Solar' Collection

Perfect for attracting those buzzing pollinators
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Key Features

  • A trio of beautiful border perennials in shades of red and yellow
  • Bright blooms erupt from compact plants throughout the summer
  • Spark some light into even part-shaded borders, or naturalise through grass
  • Attract plenty of buzzing pollinators to your garden
  • Supplied as six plug plants, including two of each named variety
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Description

A delightful collection of three summer-flowering border perennials that bring flashes of red and yellow to the garden.

Commonly known as ‘Tickseed’, these Coreopsis ‘Solar’ varieties stay true to their name, with enviously beautiful blooms in fiery shades that draw the eye.

Large, abundant flowers grow from compact and bushy plants during the warm summer months, providing a long season of interest from June to September.

Each flowerhead boasts a distinctive colour, edged with a contrasting shade of either red or yellow.

These border plants, which each have a great disease resistance, can be used to naturalise through grass, while also being a welcome addition to any sunny or part-shaded border display that needs to be brightened up.

What’s more, the bright blooms are perfect for attracting plenty of pollinators, leaving any garden a haven of buzzing wildlife.

Supplied as six plug plants, including two each of:

  • Coreopsis ‘Solar Jewel’ – Flashy bright red flowers with yellow edging.
  • Coreopsis ‘Solar Fancy’ – Cherry-red blooms with yellow-edged petals.
  • Coreopsis ‘Solar Mellow’ – Golden yellow flowers, with a central red marking on each.
Top Tips
Deadhead plants regularly to extend the show of blooms throughout the whole summer.
Care Information

Planting Advice:

  • Grow in full sun in soil that drains well.
  • Unpack plugs immediately and stand them in water for an hour.
  • If you can’t do this, they can sit in their mini greenhouse for a week if upright and not too wet.
  • Plugs may be slightly dry or yellow after being in a dark box in the post, but they’ll quickly recover.
  • Put them somewhere warm, light and airy such as a windowsill or greenhouse.
  • When potting on, handle plugs carefully. Pot on using our 9cm pots in Shuttle Trays, using good multi-purpose compost.
  • Give your plants a good water initially, then only when the top compost starts to dry. They don’t like to be left in standing water.
  • Plant approx. 20cm apart to allow them room to grow.
  • Feed using a high-potash feed such as Blooming Fast Superior Soluble Fertiliser for Flowers & Fruits, to encourage flowering.

Aftercare Advice:

  • Coreopsis will need regular water when first planted out, until they are fully established. After that, they are quite drought tolerant.
  • Deadheading will keep the plants blooming throughout the summer.
  • Leave the stems on the plant for autumn and winter interest, before tiding up in late winter.
Delivery Information

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

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