The radiantly beautiful Coreopsis 'Heliot' presents a definite breakthrough in Coreopsis and rightly deserves the recognition of being a Fleuroselect Gold Medal winner. This perennial rewards its growers by presenting them with an abundance of sunny yellow flowers with brown centres within the first year of planting. 'Heliot's' compact and uniform habit also makes it an excellent container plant. These award-winning qualities backed by the fact that 'Heliot' is easy to grow, makes it attractive to both amateur and professional growers.

In detail

Coreopsis grandiflora is from the Compositae (daisy) family and native to the USA where they still grow in sunny situations in meadows and at roadsides. It goes by the common name of Tickseed. The Coreopsis takes its name from the resemblance of its seeds to a koris, or bug. The other generic name by which these plants are known, Calliopsis, means "beautiful flower," or "lovely eye”. There are many sorts of Coreopsis in cultivation. Coreopsis 'Heliot' is an easy to grow perennial whose sunny yellow flowers with brown centres provide cheer in gardens from June to November. Unlike most perennials, 'Heliot' will reward its growers by presenting them with an abundance of flowers within the first year of planting and come back year after year. The single Daisy-like blooms of this soon to be summer garden favourite measure 4 – 5 cm in diameter and will be the crowning glory in your summer garden. The compact and uniform habit of 'Heliot' makes it useful for the creation of superb border fronts or eye-catching containers. 'Heliot' belongs to that happy-go-lucky family of flowers, which grow vigorously without much care, in almost any kind of soil. These qualities make it attractive to both amateur and professional growers.