Coreopsis Red Hot Vanilla PP 30909 Shortia the leaves are burned back

the leaves are burned back at temperatures below 12 degrees F

thanks to a gift from the late fern collector Nancy Swell of Virginia

Renewal pruning of shrubs is an essential skill for all gardeners growing flowering shrubs (plus blueberry and brambles)

starting in early April (NC) and continuing sporadically throughout the summer

Looking more like a sedum on Prozac than a member of the poinsettia family

Coreopsis Red Hot Vanilla PP 30909 Shortia the leaves are burned backIt's been years since we offered any of the threadleaf coreopsis selections due to the overwintering issues we encountered when they were hybridized with the annual Coreopsis tinctoria. It's taken years to reach the same level of flower color when only using the North American native Coreopsis verticillata and Coreopsis rosea, but that moment has arrived. Coreopsis 'Red Hot Vanilla' has thrived in our trials since 2018, so we are thrilled to make it