My normally healthy coreopsis have a TERRIBLE infestation of aphids - so much so that I have lost the lot. I am even considering Malathion, it is so bad. Are they ordinarily susceptible to such pests? Normal soap and water, applied repeatedly, has not worked.
Even resistant plants can fall prey to them! With that being said, yes, this can be completely normal at times. There are a few things that you can do. These articles will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/organic/natural-home-pesticides-organic-garden-pest-control.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/organic/what-are-organic-pesticides.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/homemade-aphid-control.htm
My early sunrise plants are wilting and browning at the roots. it was doing great at the beginning of the summer. It gets full sun. However, I’m not sure if it’s getting too much water or too little water would anyone know from the look of this picture.
It looks like it is receiving too much water.
The soil needs to be able to dry out, thoroughly, down to about 2 or 3 inches into the soil between waterings, even in the heat.
From here, a fungicide, and correcting the overwatering will be necessary.
Here are some articles that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/testing-moisture-in-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/using-fungicides-in-garden.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/coreopsis/growing-coreopsis-flowers.htm
The green part of the tick seed has turned dark and dry with no blooms. Does these mean that I should trim them way down? If I do trim them now will they come back in the spring.
There are several things that could be happening to your plant, but you should go ahead and prune it back, removing any dead leaves. Coreopsis is a perennial and should come back in spring. Some varieties enjoy a severe pruning in late summer and will come back strongly. You may also want to treat the plant with neem oil just in case, but when water sits on the leaves of this plant, it can turn dark.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/coreopsis/growing-coreopsis-flowers.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm
I live in Indiana and it's still really cold here. I love my Coreopsis plants although they have gotten huge. Can they be divided? If so, when and how? Thank you.
Yes, you can divide your coreopsis in spring or fall. Here is how:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/propgen/dividing-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/coreopsis/growing-coreopsis-flowers.htm
Thanks
If not in the spring , then when? I didn’t cut them back in the fall.
Yes. Cut your dead coreopsis stems down to the ground if you haven't already. New growth will spring up from the roots.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/coreopsis/growing-coreopsis-flowers.htm
I'd like to plant a perennial coreopsis this spring, and still have blooms this summer. Is there any variety where this will work? (I will not be swowing from seed, but planting a bedding plant.) I heard that "early sunrise" already blooms in the year of planting... Any other suggestions are welcome too! Thank you
If you are buying nursery plants, the best thing to do will be to catch them before they bloom for the year and plant them. They will bloom as usual.
If you do not catch it in time, then planting in early autumn will ensure flowering the following year.
Unfortunately, flowering for the Perennial types will be all about timing.
Here is an article that will help to grow the plant:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/coreopsis/growing-coreopsis-flowers.htm
These plants very hardy in central Ontario. Strong stems. The only name I've ever heard them called by is "tall yellow". Not much help. Drought hardy like a coreopsis
Here are some possibilities:
Sneezeweed, Helenium autumnale
Jerusalem Artichoke, Helianthus tuberosus