Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Gifted Coreopsis


CoreopsisJy07
Originally uploaded by kage2007
I was gifted with this plant more than a half dozen years ago and didn't really appreciate it until the last year or so. It has proved itself in my garden by coming back year after year and getting big enough to divide without conquering a huge area. Years ago I had planted it, too, but didn't expect it to come up as it did and must have pulled many thinking they were weeds. I've done that a lot over the years--over 18 years as these gardens developed (and continue to do so). This plant looks like a small, airy bush and has come up in some of the poorest soil I have, and it comes up in shade as well as sunlight. You just gotta love something that is so agreeable.

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