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Tickseed ‘Solanna’

Scott's Nursery Ltd.

$6.99
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Bring unparalleled, cheerful radiance to your landscapes with this sensational powerhouse of non-stop colour. Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Solanna’ produces an absolute profusion of exceptionally large, eye-catching, multi-petaled blossoms that look like miniature bursts of pure sunshine. These thick, highly loaded flowers sit elegantly just above low, beautifully branched, dark green mounds of foliage, creating an instant, intense focal point that radiates joy and stays flawlessly vivid across the entire summer season.

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Plant Details

Mature Size:

12" - 18" H x 12" - 18" W

Zone:

5-9

Watering:

Low to Medium

Type:

Herbaceous Perennial

Growth Rate:

Fast

Light:

Full Sun

Plant Profile

Common Names:

Large-Flowered Tickseed, Solanna Tickseed, and Pot of Gold

Scientific Name:

Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Solanna’ Series

Type:

Compact Perennial / Pollinator Magnet / Container Filler

Growth Details:

Mature Size: 12" - 18" H x 12" - 18" W

Growth Habit: Compact, mounded, and well-branched.

Form: Tidy, uniform, low-growing mounds.

Growth Rate: Fast.

Flowering Time: Prolonged blooming window stretching from late spring through to the initial autumn frosts.

Flower Colour: Available in a diverse series collection including rich golden-yellow double spheres ('Golden Sphere'), bright lemon ('Glow'), and striking bi-colors ('Sunset Burst').

Environmental Needs:

Exposure: Full Sun.

Soil Preferences: Performs flawlessly in dry, lean, sandy, or stony soils where drainage is rapid.

Soil Tolerance: Highly adaptable to nutrient-poor earth but will deteriorate quickly if kept in dense, waterlogged, or pooling clay.

Watering: Provide light to moderate supplementary watering during extreme summer heatwaves; drastically cut back watering frequency once fully established.

Container Role: Functions as an outstanding, dense, high-impact Filler in seasonal patio configurations, maintaining a compact footprint.

Special Features:

First-Year Flowering: Bred to flower heavily in its very first season without needing a cold winter vernalization period.

Drought Tolerant: Displays extraordinary resilience against high summer heat, humidity, and dry soils once established.

Deer & Rabbit Resistance: Naturally ignored and highly resistant to damage from foraging urban deer and rabbits.

Attracts: A top-tier landing target for essential local butterflies, honeybees, and diverse native pollinators.

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Ornamental & Landscape Value

Seasonal Interest:

Bloom Information: Highly showy, double pom-pom or large daisy heads that maintain consistent, bright color for months at a time.

Perennial and Annual Interest: Delivers uniform architectural texture in late spring as dense leaf rosettes quickly mount up, transforming into a solid sheet of continuous gold or bi-colour jewel tones all summer. The plant stays attractive into mid-autumn before hard freezing conditions cause the top foliage to die back completely to its winter crown.

Garden Value:

Ornamental Interest: Yields a prolonged, heavy canopy of spherical or flat daisy-like flower heads against rich, divided deep green leaves.

Landscaping Uses: Ideal for urban edging walkways, mixed cottage borders, high-visibility patio arrangements, massed colour drifts, and rock-pocket garden displays.

Wildlife & Human Value:

Wildlife Value: Supplies a long-lasting, reliable nectar oasis for beneficial native insect populations through late-season shortages.

Human Value: Delivers a spectacular, low-care cut flower variety with long, clean stems perfect for creating vivid, durable indoor tabletop vases.

Planting & Care Guide

Planting Considerations:

Best Time To Plant: Plant early in the spring or in the autumn to ensure root establishment during cooler conditions.

Spacing: Distance plants 12" to 16" apart to enable neat mounded crowns to fill together seamlessly.

Location Tips: Select high-exposure spots with excellent drainage; avoid low garden corners where winter rain pools.

Companion Plants: Pairs magnificently with purple Salvia, upright blue Echinacea, or fine-textured Switch Grass.

Care:

Light Requirements: Requires absolute full sun positions; needs a minimum of 6 hours of unshaded daily light to drive continuous bud development.

Moisture Requirements: Thrives in average, dry-to-medium moisture ranges; water thoroughly on a regular weekly routine until the initial roots stabilize.

Maintenance: This series features highly efficient self-cleaning attributes, but shearing back fading stems in mid-summer keeps the shape pristine and encourages heavier flushes.

Fertilization: Lightly apply a standard granular garden fertilizer in the early spring months; avoid high-nitrogen formulas, which cause soft, lazy growth.

Tolerances:

Tolerates high heat, heavy humidity, urban pollution, seasonal drought, and poor, stony soils.

Tips For Success:

Spring Cleansing: Cut away the dead, dormant winter foliage entirely in the early spring before new green shoots start emerging.

Avoid Wet Feet: Do not overwater or plant in heavy, non-draining soil mixes, as waterlogged crowns are highly susceptible to root rot.

Easy Propagation: Easily divided every 2 to 3 years during early spring to maintain excellent plant vitality and expand your borders.

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