Coreopsis 'Solar Jewel'
"Tickseed"
Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025
Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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Description
Let Coreopsis 'Solar Jewel' radiate sheer beaming beauty in your garden this summer. This cheery treasure is thumping with colour—dazzling yellow and scarlet bicolour. Jagged petal edges make this flaming good riot of colour even more boisterously fun. Don’t be afraid of bright colours, embrace them—see how they accent the cooler tones in the garden and enjoy the buzz every time you step outside! The daisy-shaped flowers of Coreopsis 'Solar Jewel' are so uplifting whatever the weather. They’re nectar-rich, so a gift for the bees too.
This fuss-free Coreopsis 'Solar Jewel', also known as tickseed, has been bred for larger blooms, bushier habit, superb disease resistance and tolerance to heat and drought. With regular deadheading they continue over an impressively long period from June into autumn – with so many flowers, you can take pleasure in snipping a few for flower arrangements. Flourishing on well drained sandy soils, you’ll find this resilient and low-maintenance sun lover hardy down to temperatures of -15°C or more. Coreopsis grandiflora 'Solar Jewel' harmonises beautifully with low billowing ornamental grasses.
Key features
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Good for cutting
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Perfect for pots
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Comes back every year
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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Thrives well in full sun
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In peat-free compost
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Low maintenance
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Drought tolerant
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Coreopsis grandiflora 'Solar Jewel'
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Flower colour
Red, yellow
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Plant size
1
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Established height
40-60cm
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Established spread
20-30cm
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Plant spacing
5 plants per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
Clump-forming -
Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1-2 years
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Sunlight
Full sun
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Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Pots
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
Dry -
Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
Yes
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
No
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Soak the Coreopsis 'Solar Jewel' roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting
Plant your "Tickseed" bare roots into temporary pots with a multipurpose compost in spring and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors
Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots. Some have a noticeable crown which should be just below the soil surface with any top growth exposed. Some varieties are a length of root which should be planted lengthways and shallowly (1-2cm deep).
Plant out into borders or permanent containers in late spring or early summer once in full growth. Choose a position in sun or shade depending on the variety.
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Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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