Coreopsis 'Route 66'

ëRoute 66 is a verticillata-type variety of coreopsis. It features threadleaf green foliage on plants rising to 24-28\ tall. Daisy-like, bright yellow flowers (1-2î diameter) with a sizeable red eye ring bloom from early summer into fall. Red from the eye ring irregularly bleeds into the yellow. The location and size of the red pigmentation varies (sometimes significantly) from flower to flower. Palmately 3-parted green leaves with thread-like segments lend a fine-textured and airy appearance to the plant. 'Route 66' was discovered in 2005 growing in the garden of Patti Bauer of Bauer's Fore... more »

ëRoute 66 is a verticillata-type variety of coreopsis. It features threadleaf green foliage on plants rising to 24-28\ tall. Daisy-like, bright yellow flowers (1-2î diameter) with a sizeable red eye ring bloom from early summer into fall. Red from the eye ring irregularly bleeds into the yellow. The location and size of the red pigmentation varies (sometimes significantly) from flower to flower. Palmately 3-parted green leaves with thread-like segments lend a fine-textured and airy appearance to the plant. 'Route 66' was discovered in 2005 growing in the garden of Patti Bauer of Bauer's Forever Flowers in Lucinda, Pennsylvania. U. S. Plant Patent Applied For (PPAF). Plants in the genus Coreopsis are sometimes commonly called tickseed in reference to the resemblance of the seeds to ticks." (less)