Coreopsis ‘Route 66’

‘Route 66’ is a verticillata-type variety of coreopsis. It features threadleaf green foliage on plants rising to 24-28″ tall. Daisy-like, bright yellow flowers (1-2” diameter) with a sizeable red eye ring bloom from early summer into fall. Red from the eye ring irregularly bleeds into the yellow. The location and size of the red pigmentation varies (sometimes significantly) from flower to flower. Palmately 3-parted green leaves with thread-like segments lend a fine-textured and airy appearance to the plant. ‘Route 66’ was discovered in 2005 growing in the garden of Patti Bauer of Bauer’s Forever Flowers in Lucinda, Pennsylvania  (Courtesy of Missouri Botanical Gardens Plant Finder)