A summer ornament with endurance
The girl's eye is annual or perennial, depending on the subspecies and the climatic conditions, and grows after a vigorous one Cut back up to just above the ground annually to a bush about 60 centimeters high. Some subspecies can also grow significantly more upright and with a support Reach heights of up to 2 meters. After a few years of standing in one location Bushy plants form a particularly large number of flower stalks on which the perennial flowers of the girl's eye bloom somewhat delayed from July to September.
Mix different types of Coreopsis
The girl's eye is available in various subspecies in specialist shops, for example in the following flower colors:
- Bright yellow
- Delicate white
- pink
- Red
You can get particularly attractive flower beds if you mix different colors, star-shaped and double-flowered species.
Tips
Unless you want to harvest seeds, you can regularly remove dead flowers from girls' eyes to stimulate the formation of more flowers.