2nd Year Maturity. Presto coreopsis seeds grow a playful and unique perennial variation to a classic summertime favorite. Presto seeds promise hardy, drought tolerant dwarfed coreopsis plants that mature to a convenient 12" tall, yet still dazzles with dense semi-double golden yellow blooms. Presto coreopsis seeds are an ideal grow to highlight and accent the back of a garden, fence, siding, or any wide open spaces. Presto seeds grow fun, floral shop favorites used to brightly invigorate any seasonal fresh cut arrangement, basket, or bouquet. 100 seeds.

Growing Presto Coreopsis Garden Seeds

• Taxonomy: Coreopsis grandiflora
• Other Names: Large-Flowered Tickseed
• Seed Type: Perennial
• Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Presto coreopsis seeds have a weedy/wildflower hardiness to them and are most popularly sown outdoors directly after the frost. For earliest spring blooms, begin seeds indoors 6 – 8 weeks prior and harden off to a sunny place in the garden. Presto coreopsis can be kept indoors with plenty of sunlight. Germination will take 14 – 28 days in full lighting.
• Days to Maturity: 2nd Year Maturity
• Hardiness Zone: 4 – 9
• Planting Depth: Lightly press 3 – 4 seeds into soil
• Plant Spacing: 18”
• Growth Habit: 12” tall dwarfed shrubby upright with a 12” spread of semi-double 2” blooms
• Soil Preference: Average, medium moisture, well-drained
• Light Preference: Full sun
• Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Presto coreopsis is a hardy full sun performer known to be tolerant to heat, drought, and poor and sandy soils. Do not overwater because coreopsis will be susceptible to powdery mildew, leaf spots, and rust in overly saturated and poorly drained gardens. Deadhead plants often to promote growth and minimize self-seeding, which may become weedy. Coreopsis has no serious insects, pests, or diseases.
• Color: Bright golden yellow blooms with deep, glossy greens

Presto coreopsis seeds have a weedy/wildflower hardiness to them and are most popularly sown outdoors directly after the frost. For earliest spring blooms, begin seeds indoors 6 – 8 weeks prior and harden off to a sunny place in the garden. Presto coreopsis can be kept indoors with plenty of sunlight. Germination will take 14 – 28 days in full lighting. Lightly press 3 – 4 Presto coreopsis seeds 18" apart into average, medium moist, and well-drained soil in full sun. Presto coreopsis is a hardy full sun performer known to be tolerant to heat, drought, and poor and sandy soils. Do not overwater because coreopsis will be susceptible to powdery mildew, leaf spots, and rust in overly saturated and poorly drained gardens. Deadhead plants often to promote growth and minimize self-seeding, which may become weedy. Coreopsis has no serious insects, pests, or diseases. Presto coreopsis seeds are perennials that mature in their 2nd year as 12” tall dwarfed shrubby uprights with a 12” spread of 2" semi-double blooms.

Coreopsis grandiflora, or more commonly known as just Large-Flowered Tickseed, is native to prairies, woodlands, thickets, and clearings from Florida to New Mexico and all across the midwest. However, Coreopsis grandiflora has since been naturalized throughout most of the world including large expanses of Canada and China, where it was popularly cultivated.