Coreopsis ‘Broad Street’

Abstract

A new cultivar of Coreopsis verticillata named ‘Broad Street’ characterized by its ray florets that are red in color on the upper surface with flecks of yellow primarily appearing on the tips when mature and greyed-yellow and suffused at base with red on the lower surface, its C. verticillata type foliage, its cold hardiness to at least U.S.D.A. Zone 5, its continuous blooms from late May/early June until frost, its height of 45 to 60 cm and an average spread of 45 cm, and its vigorous growth habit and ability to propagate well under greenhouse conditions in winter.

It is claimed: 
     
       1. A new and distinct cultivar of  Coreopsis  plant named ‘Broad Street’ as herein illustrated and described.