Plant Patent #16,016. We are honored to be able to introduce this exciting new sport of Coreopsis 'Sweet Dreams', the first-ever PINK Coreopsis! 'Heaven's Gate' is far darker and more richly colored than its parent, with a deeper ring of rosy-crimson around the base of each bloom, giving it a stunning two-tone look. A one-of-a-kind perennial for your sunny garden, 'Heaven's Gate' blooms for months and is as carefree and easy as its common yellow cousins! Be among the very first to grow this exciting new plant!
'Heaven's Gate' arose as a chance mutation in a field of 'Sweet Dreams' in Connecticut's Sunny Border nursery. Its blooms are about 1½ inches wide, and arise by the many dozen on plants 18 inches high and 2 feet wide. This is our native Tickseed with a whole new look -- saturated with warm color, very free-blooming, and vigorous!
The show begins in early summer, when the attractive, ferny foliage of this quick grower is dotted with blooms. The flowers continue unabated right through summer and into fall, lasting up 'til hard frost in most areas. All they ask is full sunshine and reasonably good soil drainage, and they make a fine companion in the garden to Echinacea, Sedum, Salvia, and yellow Coreopsis, among others. Foolproof and SO unusual!
To get the most from your 'Heaven's Gate', shear back the foliage in late spring. This will create a bushier, fuller plant, with many more buds and a nicely compact habit. Then cut or deadhead the blooms promptly, which encourages new buds to spring up. For sheer flower power, there's no beating 'Heaven's Gate'! Space plants about 18 inches apart. Zones 6-9, or as an annual farther north.
