COREOPSIS 'Mercury Rising' (Big Bang Series) PBR
Small
Sun
Red
Reasonable soil
Summer
Description
Coreopsis 'Mercury Rising'PBR (Big Bang Series)
Height x Spread: 45cm x 40cm
Wine-red daisy flowers with a golden centre appear during late summer and autumn, over lance-shaped green foliage. 'Mercury Rising' has a compact bushy habit.
The ideal situation is full sun to part shade in any reasonable soil, they will not tolerate being waterlogged in the winter. This Coreopsis will brighten up your borders adding splashes of colour at the end of the season.
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