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Natures Way/Lance-Leaved CoreopsisDay 11
My garden is still continuing to grow, new sprouts seem to spring up everyday, and the others are growing quite quickly to be nice and tall, though I have noticed already that some of my plants are being eaten at, but that is just natures way, I refuse to use any sort of pesticides and I am not going to kill anything simply becasue it is looking after its own suvivial and obying its nature. That is just a part of life, and well I do not want a nice neat oderly "perfect" garden, I want a garden that is more close to nature, that is chaos and wild, and I want an insect frinedly garden.
Now for today's flower, here is one I certiantly have never heard of before.
Lance-Leaved Coreopsis
 An erect, drought tolerant perennial which can also withstand prolonged periods of moisture. Native to the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains, it is now found throughout North America. Flowers are bright yellow afficed to a single, elongated stem. Will grow in partial shade to full sun in various soil types. Normally takes two years to become established.
The rich yellow, daisy-like flowers (eight ray flowers with four rounded lobes are deeply notched at their tips) reach three inches around on this easy-to-grow, low maintenance perennial.
Even though the tickseed is commonly found in waste and disturbed areas with rocky or sandy soil in the eastern half of the United Stats and in prairies it will tolerate a wide range of soil types and conditions.
Because of it's long and slender stems, the Lance-Leaved Coreopsis makes an excellent cut flower and grows well along a chain-link fence line. Makes lating blooms from late spring to summer, usually does not bloom the first year, however, will produce a profusion of blooms in following years. Give this beauty a year and have grand, colorful results year-after-year. 7:27 AM - 7/1/2007 - post comment
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