{"product_id":"creamy-calico-threadleaf-coreopsis-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Creamy Calico Threadleaf Coreopsis - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eCreamy Calico is a threadleaf coreopsis with soft yellow flowers marked by a broad, crisp maroon eye. The two colors stay cleanly separated, with no streaking into the petals, for a tidy bicolor look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt forms a fine-textured mound 16 to 18 inches tall and 2 feet or more wide, with foliage that resists mildew. Blooms last for weeks from early summer through late summer, and the plant is easy, drought tolerant and suited to borders and containers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rounded, fine-textured mound about 16 to 18 inches tall and 24 to 28 inches wide. Foliage is very fine and threadlike, medium green, with an airy, feathery texture. Flat daisy-like flowers about 1.5 inches across have broad, flat soft butter-yellow petals with a wide, sharply defined deep maroon ring at the base around a small dark center. At peak bloom the mound is covered with bicolor flowers held just above the fine foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt thrives in the same sunny, lean, well-drained soil as lavender, and its soft yellow and maroon flowers brighten a lavender bed in midsummer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun in average to lean, well-drained soil; it is drought tolerant once established and dislikes wet winter soil. Hardy in zones 5-9. Shear the plant back by about a third after the first big flush to tidy it and encourage more flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anacis verticillata\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft yellow with a deep maroon eye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rounded, fine-textured mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16–18 in tall × 24–28 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Great\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67723074076968,"sku":"GLLF-PER-4FD0B0B9-72","price":577.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/creamy-calico-threadleaf-coreopsis.jpg?v=1790864869","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/creamy-calico-threadleaf-coreopsis-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}