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UK
/kˌɔːɹɪˈɒpsɪs/
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NOUN
- any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America
How To Use coreopsis In A Sentence
- The roadsides sparkled with coreopsis, crimson clover, vetch, spring beauties, and other gem-like blooms.
- Close against them and overpeering their tops were hollyhocks and dahlias; against these stood at lesser height sweet peas, asters, zinnias, coreopsis and others of like stature; in front of these were poppies for summer, marigolds for autumn; beneath these again were verbenas, candytuft -- all this is sketched from memory, and I recall the winsome effect rather than species and names; and still below nestled portulaca and periwinkle. The Amateur Garden
- This works extremely well with my geraniums, coreopsis, nepeta, and Campanula carpatica.
- And I cheated on the reds because I was out of coreopsis so they are not dyed by me. 2.5.2009 « Photo-a-Day
- A hardy Daphne flowers in March, simultaneously with a Coreopsis and two kinds of Litsae with small yellow bells.
- But eventually they found their specialty after tireless experimenting and taking risks - flowers ranging from native Texas' coreopsis and black-eyed Susans to the elegant oriental lilies and callas.
- The snake-head, Chelone glabra, grew close to the shore, while a kind of coreopsis, turning its brazen face to the sun, full and rank, and a tall dull red flower, Eupatorium purpureum, or trumpet-weed, formed the rear rank of the fluvial array. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
- This designation also followed the state of Florida's highway beautification program, when the coreopsis was widely used for roadside plantings.
- Asters (Aster novi-belgii), butterfly weed, Coreopsis, fleabane, Jupiter's-beard, Lantana, lavender, Sedum, verbena, and yarrow all thrive on dry, sunny sites.
- Four to six weeks before the average date of the last frost in your area, start seeds indoors of drought-tolerant warm-season flowers such as coreopsis, globe amaranth, lion's tail, and rudbeckia.