Coreopsis lanceolata Walter

The Coreopsis lanceolata 'Walter' is a small plant with lanceolate leaves that blooms brightly in the summer. Its compact habit makes it easy to grow in a sunny flowerbed or border and it's also a hardy plant that can be used as ground cover in tough spots. This plant is undemanding and can thrive in well-drained soil.

The Coreopsis lanceolata 'Walter' is derived from the species Coreopsis lanceolata, a tufted perennial. It is a reliable plant that brightens flowerbeds in the summer with its compact habit and abundant flowering. This plant produces bright yellow flowers with brown spots and an orange centre that bloom repeatedly on the plant throughout the summer. Its deep green foliage is narrow, lanceolate, and shiny, gathered in tufts that garnish its stems.

Perennial coreopsis plants require full sun to flower well and they like a light, porous, gravelly or sandy soil that is well-drained. These plants are low maintenance and easy to care for. The Coreopsis lanceolata 'Walter' is a versatile plant and can be used in many ways, such as in a rockery, on a slope with wallflowers, love-in-a-mist, and wild flax, or in an herbaceous border with Teucrium chamaedrys or x lucidrys, thyme, and cotton lavenders. It can also be grown in a pot and needs very little water. The plant is also suitable for small summer bouquets.

Did you know? The flowers of Coreopsis tinctoria contain pigments that produce a beautiful and stable yellow-orange dye. Other species also contain them, but in lesser concentrations.