More Big Bang Coreopsis Series Varieties
The Big Bang series was bred by Darrell Probst. Big Bang Full Moon coreopsis was the first in the series to be released followed by Mercury Rising.
His coreopsis plants are easier to grow than earlier ones. They’re also resistant to disease and longer blooming.
Probst has created coreopsis varieties that are easy to grow, quite resistant to diseases, and are longer blooming.
Big Bang Radioactive Coreopsis
This plant was a sport of Mercury Rising coreopsis. It does well in zones five through ten. The plant is 1½ feet in height.
The velvet-like red petals have touches of vivid orange and yellow on the tips of the petals.
Big Bang Full Moon Coreopsis
This is a top performing variety. Suited to zones five through nine, the branched plant is 1½ to two feet tall with a spread of two to three feet. It is a very popular variety partly due to the unique blossoms. This is also the most long lived of all the plants in the series.
A spacing of 1 ½ to two feet works well. The lush, attractive foliage maintains its good looks despite heat.
The blooms appear continuously all season from July into the fall. The flowers are canary yellow to light yellow.
Red Shift Coreopsis
This well branched plant is a top performing variety. It does best in zones five through nine.
This plant is one to two feet tall and 1 ½ feet wide. Red Shift coreopsis blooms continuously all season. This has unique blossoms that open from July through September.
Red Shift coreopsis has red blooms with creamy tips that can intensify to red once the weather begins to cool in the fall. These flowers are less predictable and slightly less stable than those of the other Big Bang series members.
Big Bang Star Cluster
Easy to grow, Big Bang Star Cluster does best in zones five through nine. It reaches 1 ½ to 2 ½ feet in height with a spread of two feet.
With this variety, no dead heading is needed since it doesn’t produce seeds. Flowering is from June through October. Blooming non-stop, this is very free flowering. The two inch wide creamy white flowers seem to sparkle. On cooler days, the petals can develop dark purple patches. The blossoms feature honey colored eyes.
His coreopsis plants are easier to grow than earlier ones. They’re also resistant to disease and longer blooming.
Probst has created coreopsis varieties that are easy to grow, quite resistant to diseases, and are longer blooming.
Big Bang Radioactive Coreopsis
This plant was a sport of Mercury Rising coreopsis. It does well in zones five through ten. The plant is 1½ feet in height.
The velvet-like red petals have touches of vivid orange and yellow on the tips of the petals.
Big Bang Full Moon Coreopsis
This is a top performing variety. Suited to zones five through nine, the branched plant is 1½ to two feet tall with a spread of two to three feet. It is a very popular variety partly due to the unique blossoms. This is also the most long lived of all the plants in the series.
A spacing of 1 ½ to two feet works well. The lush, attractive foliage maintains its good looks despite heat.
The blooms appear continuously all season from July into the fall. The flowers are canary yellow to light yellow.
Red Shift Coreopsis
This well branched plant is a top performing variety. It does best in zones five through nine.
This plant is one to two feet tall and 1 ½ feet wide. Red Shift coreopsis blooms continuously all season. This has unique blossoms that open from July through September.
Red Shift coreopsis has red blooms with creamy tips that can intensify to red once the weather begins to cool in the fall. These flowers are less predictable and slightly less stable than those of the other Big Bang series members.
Big Bang Star Cluster
Easy to grow, Big Bang Star Cluster does best in zones five through nine. It reaches 1 ½ to 2 ½ feet in height with a spread of two feet.
With this variety, no dead heading is needed since it doesn’t produce seeds. Flowering is from June through October. Blooming non-stop, this is very free flowering. The two inch wide creamy white flowers seem to sparkle. On cooler days, the petals can develop dark purple patches. The blossoms feature honey colored eyes.
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