In the '93 May issue of Wildlife in North Carolina , Kim wrote an article on how to attract butterflies to your gardens. As long as you are aware of their basic needs, butterflies can be enticed to visit your gardens, no matter how small your garden space is. As we create gardens for butterflies, we realize the essential importance of all insects. You can have Coreopsis blooming in the garden almost all summer if you'll plant different species. They are easy to grow in sunny, well-drained areas and provide good fillers in flower bouquets.
Goldfinches love the seeds, and butterflies drink the nectar.
Mouse Ear Coreopsis 'Zamfir' is a vigorous, heavily flowering cultivar of the cheerful, native Mouse Ear Coreopsis. A Saul Nursery introduction. Pink Coreopsis Warm pink blossoms cap thread-like foliage for 6 weeks or more. Unlike C. 'Moonbeam,' Pink Coreopsis tolerates moist conditions. I first saw this plant in the beautiful display gardens of Dale Hendricks' North Creek Nursery.