How to plant and care for Coreopsis (Early Sunrise)

When to plant and care for it

Timed for a typical UK garden (last frost mid-April). The app uses your own town's frost dates.

Growing Coreopsis (Early Sunrise): what it needs

☀️ Light

Full sun · 6+ hours a day

💧 Watering

Water well until established, then in dry spells

🪨 Soil

Fertile, well-drained soil

📏 Spacing

30 cm

↕️ Height

45 cm

🪴 In pots

Grows well in containers

🍽️ Feeding

A little general feed in spring

🌡️ Hardiness

USDA zones 4–9

Step by step

1. On planting day

   Plant

   Plant at the same depth as it was in its pot, 30 cm apart, and firm in.

2. 0–1 days after “Plant”

   Water In Well

   Give a full can of water, then keep moist for the first few weeks while roots establish.

3. 7–14 days after “Water In Well”

   Mulch Around the Base

   Spread 5 cm of compost or bark around the plant, keeping it off the stems.

Every year

• March
  Cut Back Old Growth

  Cut last year's dead stems and leaves to the ground before the new shoots get going.

• July
  In Flower

  Golden daisies in full swing — cut some for the vase.

• July
  Deadhead

  Snip off faded flowers to keep it blooming; it is short-lived, so leave a few seed heads late in the season.

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