COREOPSIS SUNBURST FLOWER (50 Seeds)

🌼 Coreopsis Sunburst Flower Growing Guide
🔹 Common name ➜ Coreopsis, Sunburst flower, Tickseed
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Coreopsis tinctoria
🔹 Type ➜ Annual flowering plant 🌿
🔹 Flower color ➜ Yellow with maroon/red center 🌼❤️

✔️ Suitable for:
➜ Organic flower farming
➜ Natural farming
➜ Terrace gardening
➜ Wildflower gardens

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ Best sowing ➜ October – November ❄️
➜ Flowering ➜ December – March

📍 Punjab:
➜ Sowing ➜ October – November
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 15–25°C
❌ Not suitable for high summer heat

🌱 Sowing Method
➜ Direct sowing best
Seed depth: ➜ 1 cm (very shallow)
Spacing:
➜ Row ➜ 25–30 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 20–25 cm
✔️ Easy to grow (low maintenance plant)

🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Best ➜ Well-drained soil (even poor soil works)
➜ pH ➜ 6–7.5
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic gardening
➜ Low-input farming
➜ Wildflower cultivation

🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
➜ Light feeding only:
Before sowing: ➜ Compost (small amount)
During growth: ➜ Liquid compost (optional)
✔️ Too much fertilizer ❌ reduces flowering

💧 Irrigation
➜ Water every 5–7 days
➜ Drought tolerant plant 🌿
✔️ Avoid overwatering

✂️ Deadheading (Important)
➜ Remove dry flowers regularly
✔️ Benefits: ➜ Continuous blooming
➜ More flowers
➜ Longer flowering season

🐛 Pest Control
➜ Very low pest problem 👍
If needed: ➜ Neem oil spray 🌿
✔️ Perfect for: ➜ Organic gardens
➜ Chemical-free gardening

🌼 Flowering & Harvest
➜ Starts flowering ➜ 45–60 days
➜ Blooms for ➜ 2–3 months
✔️ Attracts: ➜ Bees 🐝
➜ Butterflies 🦋

⏳ Plant Duration
➜ Total life ➜ 3–4 months

🪴 Growing Coreopsis on Roof (Grow Bags)
Container size:
➜ Grow bag ➜ 8–10 inch
Soil mix:
➜ 40% soil
➜ 30% compost
➜ 20% cocopeat
➜ 10% sand

Sunlight ☀️
➜ 6–8 hours sunlight

Watering 💧
➜ Light watering every 1–2 days (summer)

Production
➜ 1 plant ➜ 30–100 flowers
✔️ Good for: ➜ Terrace gardening
➜ Balcony decoration
➜ Wildflower look